zygomatic

English

Etymology

From zygoma +‎ -tic. Doublet of zygomaticus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌzʌɪ.ɡə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/, /ˌzɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

zygomatic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
   • 1970, J. G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition, page 27:

     They show (1) the left orbit and zygomatic arch of President Kennedy magnified from Zapruder frame 230

Derived terms

• bizygomatic
• circumzygomatic
• frontozygomatic
• infrazygomatic
• interzygomatic
• oculozygomatic
• postzygomatic
• prezygomatic
• retrozygomatic
• sphenozygomatic
• squamozygomatic
• subzygomatic
• suprazygomatic
• temporozygomatic
• zygomatically
• zygomatic arch
• zygomatic bone
• zygomatic muscle
• zygomatic nerve
• zygomatic process
• zygomatic suture

 

Related terms

• zygomatico- (and its derivatives)
• zygomaxillary

 

Translations

pertaining to the zygoma

• Catalan: zigomàtic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顴的 / 颧的 (zh) (quán)

• Esperanto: zigoma
• French: zygomatique (fr)
• Galician: cigomático (gl)
• German: zygomatisch (de)
• Ido: zigomatala (io)
• Italian: zigomatico (it)
• Occitan: zigomatic
• Portuguese: zigomático
• Spanish: cigomático

Noun

zygomatic (plural zygomatics)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of zygomatic bone.

References

• “zygomatic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “zygomatic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.