zygoma

noun

zy·​go·​ma zī-ˈgō-mə 

plural zygomata zī-ˈgō-mə-tə  also zygomas

1

a

: zygomatic arch

b

: a slender bony process of the zygomatic arch

2

: zygomatic bone

Word History

Etymology

New Latin zygomat-, zygoma, from Greek zygōma, from zygoun to join, from zygon yoke

First Known Use

circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

zygoma

noun

zy·​go·​ma zī-ˈgō-mə 

plural zygomata -mət-ə  also zygomas

1

: zygomatic arch

2

: zygomatic bone