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ZYGOMATIC CREST

\zˌa͡ɪɡəmˈatɪk kɹˈɛst], \zˌa‍ɪɡəmˈatɪk kɹˈɛst], \z_ˌaɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k k_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t]\

Definitions of ZYGOMATIC CREST

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The anterior edge of the ala magna of the sphenoid bone, which articulates with the malar bone and separates the orbital and temporal surfaces. [B. N. A.] [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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