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zygomaticoalveolar

zygomaticoalveolar adjective: relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.

Adjective

zygomaticoalveolar (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.
    • The osteotomy starts at the piriform aperture cranial to the anterior nasal spine and passes through the facial maxillary sinus wall, the zygomaticoalveolar crest, and the maxillary tuberosity to the dorsal surface of the maxillary sinus, separates the caudal tip of the pterygoid process of the...2015 July 9, Andreas F. Hellak et al., “Influence of maxillary advancement surgery on skeletal and soft-tissue changes in the nose — a retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study”, in Head &...

Origin of zygomaticoalveolar

From zygomatico- + alveolar.

Questions about zygomaticoalveolar

What does zygomaticoalveolar mean?
Zygomaticoalveolar means relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.
What part of speech is zygomaticoalveolar?
Zygomaticoalveolar is an adjective.

Words near zygomaticoalveolar in the dictionary

  1. zygomatici minores
  2. zygomatico-
  3. zygomatico-mandibularis
  4. zygomatico-maxillary
  5. zygomatico-orbital
  6. zygomaticoalveolar
  7. zygomaticoauricular
  8. zygomaticoauricularis
  9. zygomaticofacial
  10. zygomaticofacial foramen
  11. zygomaticofacial foramina

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