noun Anatomy.
- the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
noun
- the slender arch of bone that forms a bridge between the cheekbone and the temporal bone on each side of the skull of mammalsAlso called: zygoma
n.
- The arch formed by the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.zygoma