Zȳ'g'o-măt'ic, a.

a. [Fr. zygomatique, from Gr. ζύγωμα, the cheek-bone, from ζυγοῦν, to yoke, join, from ζυγόν, a yoke.] Of, or pertaining to, the bony arch placed in man upon the side of the head, back of the cheeks, and extending from the prominence of the cheeks to the ear.

Zygomatic arch, a bony bridge formed by the articulation of the zygomatic process with the posterior angle of the zygoma, or cheek-bone. — Zygomatic bone, the cheek-bone. — Zygomatic muscle, one of two muscles of the face, which rise from the zygomatic bone, and are inserted into the corner of the mouth. — Zygomatic process, a process of the temporal bone, which unites with the zygoma, or cheek-bone, to form the zygomatic arch. — Zygomatic suture, the suture which joins the zygomatic processes of the temporal and cheek bones.