cigomático

Galician

Adjective

cigomático (feminine cigomática, masculine plural cigomáticos, feminine plural cigomáticas)

1. (anatomy) zygomatic, pertaining to the zygomatic region of the skull

Noun

cigomático m (plural cigomáticos)

1. (anatomy) the zygomatic bone, cheekbone

   Synonym: malar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin zygōmaticus. By surface analysis, cigoma +‎ -ático.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɡoˈmatiko/ [θi.ɣ̞oˈma.t̪i.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɡoˈmatiko/ [si.ɣ̞oˈma.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -atiko
• Syllabification: ci‧go‧má‧ti‧co

Adjective

cigomático (feminine cigomática, masculine plural cigomáticos, feminine plural cigomáticas)

1. (anatomy) zygomatic

Derived terms

• cigomático mayor
• cigomático menor
• cigomaticoorbitario

 

Noun

cigomático m (plural cigomáticos)

1. (anatomy) zygomatic bone

Further reading

• “cigomático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28