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Word: Zygoma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Greek zugōma, from zugon ‘yoke’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
zʌɪˈɡəʊmə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
zɪˈɡəʊmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.
Short Definition:bony arch of cheek formed by connection of zygomatic and temporal bones
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