zygoma

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Length of skull about 1-5/12 inches; width at the zygoma, 1-1/4 SIZE.--Head and body, 12 to 13 inches; tail, 9 to 10 inches This and H. persicus are the smallest of the genus; it is included in Gray's genus Calogale_, and he gives the specific name followed by Jerdon, Nipalensis_, which is geographically misleading.

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  1. noun The zygomatic bone.
  2. noun The zygomatic arch.
  3. noun The zygomatic process.

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  • One day Workshop on the revolutionary branemark zygoma dental implant system —  PunjabNewsline News
  • "Complainant and witnesses against Amarinder were all Congressmen", says Majithia Supreme Court orders to arrest Ansal brothers in Uphaar cinema case One day Workshop on the revolutionary branemark zygoma dental implant system —  PunjabNewsline News
  • Length of skull about 1-5/12 inches; width at the zygoma, 1-1/4 SIZE.--Head and body, 12 to 13 inches; tail, 9 to 10 inches This and H. persicus are the smallest of the genus; it is included in Gray's genus Calogale_, and he gives the specific name followed by Jerdon, Nipalensis_, which is geographically misleading. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
  • 15.--The Base of the Skull A, palate process of upper jawbone B, zygoma, forming zygomatic arch C, condyle for forming articulation with atlas D, foramen magnum E, occipital bone The longest bone in the face is the inferior maxillary, or lower jaw. —  A Practical Physiology
  • The temporal artery, as it ascends over the root of the zygoma, may be compressed effectually against this bony point. —  Surgical Anatomy
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  1. New Latin zygōma, zygōmat-, from Greek zugōma, bolt, from zugoun, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ζύγωμα, the zygomatic arch, also a yoke, bolt, bar, from ζυγοῦν, yoke, join, from ζυγόν, a yoke, joining: see yoke.
 

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