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Noun: zygomatic process
  1. A slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
    "The zygomatic process contributes to the formation of the cheekbone"

Derived forms: zygomatic processes

Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process

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

Encyclopedia: Zygomatic process