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retrozygomatic

retrozygomatic adjective: of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone.

Adjective

retrozygomatic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone.
    • Upward extension of infection from the infratemporal space may involve either the retrozygomatic or the temporal space or both.1945, Charles Goodliffe Darlington, George W. Wilson, The Year Book of Dentistry, Year Book Medical Publishers - The California University Press, page 342
    • When the retrozygomatic approach is used, a part of the mandible or zygoma may be removed or the zygoma may be outfractured to provide for an adequate tunnel.1980, James Byron Snow, Controversy in Otolaryngology, W. B. Saunders Publishing - The Michigan University Press, page 508

Origin of retrozygomatic

From retro- + zygomatic.

Words that rhyme with retrozygomatic

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Questions about retrozygomatic

What does retrozygomatic mean?
Retrozygomatic means of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone.
What part of speech is retrozygomatic?
Retrozygomatic is an adjective.

Words near retrozygomatic in the dictionary

  1. retroware
  2. retrowares
  3. retrowave
  4. retroxiphoid
  5. retrozonular
  6. retrozygomatic
  7. retrozyme
  8. retrozymes
  9. retrude
  10. retruded
  11. retruding

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