{"id":8889,"date":"2020-02-26T08:15:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T08:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=8889"},"modified":"2023-11-19T08:11:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T08:11:17","slug":"zygoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/zygoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Zygoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The area formed by the union of the zygomatic bone with the zygomatic processes of the temporal and maxillary bones.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The cheekbone.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Zygoma, or zygomatic bone. The name given to a bridge of bone formed by the union of a process from the temporal bone in the skull with one from the malar (cheek) bone. 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