| zygomatic bone | medical dictionary |
A quadrilateral bone which forms the prominence of the cheek; it articulates with the frontal, sphenoid, temporal, and maxillary bone.
Synonyms: os zygomaticum, cheek bone, jugal bone, mala, malar bone, os malare, yoke bone, zygoma.
(05 Mar 2000)
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