Paired bone of the human skull, situated on the lateral edge of the eye sockets.
The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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Examples for "cheekbone "
1 The speaker in my cheekbone crackled and Commander Cortez said, Two minutes.
2 It was later revealed Salmon had suffered a broken orbital and cheekbone .
3 He had the doctor over there make sure my cheekbone wasn't shattered.
4 The bullet from my .44 hit her just over her right cheekbone .
5 A pink blotch had formed on the cheekbone under his right eye.
1 8.-Partof Zygomatic Arch, showing the projecting end of the malar bone and the auditory meatus: of natural size.
1 Now I'm missing part of my zygomatic bone .
1 I suffered a concussion and a hairline fracture of my right zygoma .
2 Conclusions: This is the largest reported survey on the repair of zygoma fractures.
3 A considerable number of fractures to the upper jaw and zygoma .
4 The survey queried training background, zygoma fracture treatment preferences, and rationale.
5 The forward projection of the zygoma and the zygomatic arch often expose them to injury.
6 The response rate suggests dominance of OMFS in zygoma fracture care, an area pioneered by PS.
7 The zygoma is located in the medial and lateral parts of the face, supporting the midfacial contour.
8 In another patient a bullet entered above the right zygoma and traversed the orbits, without wounding the globes.
9 Fractures of the zygoma can lead to the displacement of the zygoma and the zygomatic arch, causing facial collapse deformity.
10 His jaw is intact, as are both zygomas - at least to an extent that would rule out surgical intervention.
11 I suffered a concussion and a hairline fracture of my right zygoma .
12 Conclusions: This is the largest reported survey on the repair of zygoma fractures.
13 A considerable number of fractures to the upper jaw and zygoma .
14 The survey queried training background, zygoma fracture treatment preferences, and rationale.
15 The forward projection of the zygoma and the zygomatic arch often expose them to injury.
16 The response rate suggests dominance of OMFS in zygoma fracture care, an area pioneered by PS.
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