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“zygomas”
zygoma (noun), zygomas (pl)
The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek: In the car accident, Jill broke her zygoma, or cheekbone, and had to go to the hospital for surgery.
The zygoma also refers to the zygomatic bone, the zygomatic arch, and the malar bone.
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junct-, jug-, join-
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zygo-, zyg-, -zygous; zygomatico- +
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zygoma-
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