Zygoma \Zy*go"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to yoke, ? a yoke.] (Anat.) (a) The jugal, malar, or cheek bone. (b) The zygomatic process of the temporal bone. (c) The whole zygomatic arch.
zygoma n : the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone [syn: {zygomatic arch}, {arcus zygomaticus}]