Biology

zygomatic (adj)

Term: zygomatic

Literally meaning: ?doubled, paired, yoked?

Origin: Anc Greek

?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)

Coined/History

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Definition

A zygomatic can refer to:

1. zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch (bone beneathe the eye) and

2. zygomatic process (a prominence of the temporal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch and it articulates with the zygoma).

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- Zygion
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- Zygon
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- Zygotene
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