Retrozygomatic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone. not-comparable

    "Upward extension of infection from the infratemporal space may involve either the retrozygomatic or the temporal space or both."

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"Upward extension of infection from the infratemporal space may involve either the retrozygomatic or the temporal space or both."

Etymology

From retro- + zygomatic.

Related phrases

zygomatic bone

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