zygomatic arch

n.
The bony arch in vertebrates that extends along the side or front of the skull beneath the eye socket and that is formed by the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.

n

The arch formed by articulation of the temporal process of the zygomatic bone with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.

n.

The arch formed by the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. Also called zygoma.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
  Synonyms: zygoma, arcus zygomaticus

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