zygomatic

In zoology and anatomy, of or pertaining to the malar or jugal bone, or this bone and its connections; constituting or entering into the formation of the zygoma; jugal.

the zygomaticofacial, or malar, running between the orbital aud anterior surfaces;

the zygomaticotemporal, or temporal, running between the orbital and temporal surfaces.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma.

adjective

the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. In the lower vertebrates other bones may help to form it, and there may be two arches on each side of the skull, as in some reptiles.

adjective

a process of the temporal or squamosal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch.

adjective

Pertaining to the zygoma.

adjective

of or relating to the cheek region of the face

noun

the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek