1. The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
   "A fracture of the zygomatic arch can result from facial trauma";
   - zygoma, arcus zygomaticus

Derived forms: zygomatic arches

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone

Encyclopedia: Zygomatic arch