Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zygomaxillare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zy-go-max-il-lare
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A craniometric point at the base of the suture between the zygomatic and maxillary bones.

Example Sentences

"In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first molar distance as the legs (Fig. 4. A), and on the other hand they had the distance between both zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillary distance as the legs (Fig. 4. B)."
"Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion."
"Changes at the zygomaxillare (W) are limited enough to allow identification of radial growth cones in both sexes at this landmark."

Etymology

From zygo- + Latin maxillāris, from maxilla (“jawbone, jaw”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: zygo
Root: maxillāris

Inflected Forms

zygomaxillaria (plural)

Questions

What does zygomaxillare mean?: A craniometric point at the base of the suture between the zygomatic and maxillary bones.
Where does zygomaxillare come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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