Zygomaticotemporal suture
- Zygomaticotemporal suture
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Latin = Sutura temporozygomatica
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Caption = Side view of the skull. (Zygomaticotemporal suture is suture between zygomatic bone, at left in white, and temporal bone, at center in pink.)
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The Zygomaticotemporal suture (or Temporozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone.
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zygomaticotemporal — “+ adjective Etymology: zygomatico + temporal 1. : of, relating to, or uniting the zygomatic arch and the temporal bone the zygomaticotemporal suture 2. : of, relating to, or constituting a foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the… … Useful english dictionary
Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… … Medical dictionary
zygomatic suture — noun : the zygomaticotemporal suture … Useful english dictionary
Frontal suture — Bone: Frontal suture Skull at birth, seen from above … Wikipedia
Coronal suture — Side view of the skull. ( Coronal suture visible near top.) … Wikipedia
Occipitomastoid suture — Side view of the skull. (Occipitomastoid suture identified with arrow.) … Wikipedia
zygomaxillary point — noun : a craniometric point at the lower end of the zygomaticotemporal suture … Useful english dictionary
