zygomaticus

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zygomaticus

/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ək.əs/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from New Latin zygomaticus, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus (“zygomatic muscle”). Doublet of zygomatic.

noun zygomatici

One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.

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noun muscle

中文	顴肌 /颧肌 quánjī
Português	zigomático
Italiano	zigomatico

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@misc{zygomaticus_2026,
  title = {zygomaticus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zygomaticus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}