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JUGAL POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
Synonyms:
jugal point; jugale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jugal point" is a kind of...):
craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)
Holonyms ("jugal point" is a part of...):
cheekbone; jugal bone; malar; malar bone; os zygomaticum; zygomatic; zygomatic bone (the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek)