Zygoma
"Zygoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL.
| Descriptor ID |
D015050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.995
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| Concept/Terms |
Zygoma- Zygoma
- Zygomas
- Malar Bone
- Bone, Malar
- Bones, Malar
- Malar Bones
- Cheek Bone
- Bone, Cheek
- Bones, Cheek
- Cheek Bones
- Jugal Bone
- Bone, Jugal
- Bones, Jugal
- Jugal Bones
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygoma" by people in Profiles.
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Goldstein JA, Mase CA, Newman MH. The influence of bony architecture on fixed membranous bone graft survival. Ann Plast Surg. 1995 Feb; 34(2):162-7.
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Posnick JC, Goldstein JA, Waitzman AA. Surgical correction of the Treacher Collins malar deficiency: quantitative CT scan analysis of long-term results. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1993 Jul; 92(1):12-22.