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os zygomaticum (par)

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Official Latin term os zygomaticum (par)
Official subsidiary term zygomatic bone (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U715
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: os zygomaticum (par)
Taxonomic links Level 1: organum Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: os Short Extended
Level 3: os irregulare
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A zygomatic bone is an irregular bone [os irregulare ] which is the prominent bone of the cheek, lateroinferior to the orbita and making the junction between the face and the temporal bone.
Encyclopedic definition the quadrangular bone of the cheek, articulating with the frontal bone, the maxilla, the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
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Date: 15.12.2025