zygoma

noun, plural zy·go·ma·ta [zahy-goh-muh-tuh, zi-] /zaɪˈgoʊ mə tə, zɪ-/. Anatomy.

1. zygomatic arch.
2. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
3. zygomatic bone.

noun plural -mata (-mətə)

1. another name for zygomatic arch

n.

plural zygomata, 1680s, Modern Latin, from Greek zygoma, from zygon “yoke” (see jugular).

n.

1. zygomatic arch
2. zygomatic bone