Definition of "zygomatic bone" [zygomatic bone]

• A small bone in vertebrates on each side of the face socket, forming the prominence of the cheek. Also called cheekbone, malar, malar bone. (noun)

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• "Imagine having to have nine surgeries, including seven shoulder operations (complete tears of rotator cuffs, labrum tears), lower-back surgery for a slipped disk, fracture of zygomatic bone (under eye), a broken nose, three broken fingers, radial-nerve damage to the right forearm, a broken right toe, and a slipped disk in the neck."