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malar  n.  (Anat.) The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit; that arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek; also called the malar bone.
Synonyms: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum.






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"Malar" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the last great subsidence, in glacial times, an arm of the sea extended across Sweden, submerging a great part of the littoral up to the Gulf of Bothnia, and including the present lakes Vener, Hjelmar and Malar. During this period the waters of the northern Baltic were sufficiently salt for oysters to flourish. The subsequent upheaval restricted direct communication with the open sea to the Danish channels, and the Baltic waters became fresher: the oyster disappeared, ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 - "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" • Various



Words linked to "Malar" :   cheekbone, jugal bone, skull, jugale, jugal point, zygomatic process, malar bone, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus, zygomatic bone



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