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zygomaxillare

noun

  1. A craniometric point at the base of the suture between the zygomatic and maxillary bones.

    Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zygomaxillare (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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