Zygoma

The term zygoma generally refers to the zygomatic bone, a bone of the human skull commonly referred to as the cheekbone or malar bone, but it may also refer to:

• The zygomatic arch, a structure in the human skull formed primarily by parts of the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone
• The zygomatic process, a bony protrusion of the human skull, mostly composed of the zygomatic bone but also contributed to by the frontal bone, temporal bone, and maxilla

The word zygoma derives from the Latin zyosislymore, which means cheekbone or malar bone.