zygomatic region
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Zygomatic — yg o*mat ic (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. [1913 Webster] {Zygomatic arch}, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zygomatic arch — Zygomatic yg o*mat ic (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. [1913 Webster] {Zygomatic arch}, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zygomatic process — Zygomatic yg o*mat ic (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. [1913 Webster] {Zygomatic arch}, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zygomatic nerve — n a branch of the maxillary nerve that divides into a facial branch supplying the skin of the prominent part of the cheek and a temporal branch supplying the skin of the anterior temporal region * * * nervus zygomaticus … Medical dictionary
Zygomatic bone — Bone: Zygomatic bone Left zygomatic bone in situ … Wikipedia
zygomatic — Relating to the z. bone. * * * zy·go·mat·ic .zī gə mat ik adj of, relating to, constituting, or situated in the region of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic arch <a zygomatic reconstruction involving multiple bone grafts> zygomatic n… … Medical dictionary
region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
zygomatic — adjective Date: 1709 of, relating to, constituting, or situated in the region of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch … New Collegiate Dictionary
zygomatic nerve — noun : a branch of the maxillary nerve that divides into a facial branch supplying the skin of the prominent part of the cheek and a temporal branch supplying the skin of the anterior temporal region called also respectively zygomaticofacial… … Useful english dictionary
Zygomasseteric system — The zygomasseteric system (or zygomasseteric structure) in rodents is the anatomical arrangement of the masseter muscle of the jaw and the zygomatic arch of the skull. The anteroposterior or propalinal (front to back) motion of the rodent jaw is… … Wikipedia
