Etymology

zygomaxillare

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Today it means: A craniometric point at the base of the suture between the zygomatic and maxillary bones. Full definition →

Latin maxillāris
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frommaxillāris
  2. English todayzygomaxillare

From zygo- + Latin maxillāris, from maxilla (“jawbone, jaw”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmaxillāris all →

maxillary

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