zygomatic process

noun

Meaning

A protrusion from the rest of the skull, most of it belonging to the zygomatic bone, but also contributed to by the frontal bone, maxilla and temporal bone.

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Related words

zygomatic arch(English)zygomaticum(English)zygomaticus(English)frontal process(English)zygomatic(English)zygomatic bone(English)zygomaticus major(English)zygoma(English)

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