JUGAL POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jugal point mean? 

• JUGAL POINT (noun)
  The noun JUGAL POINT has 1 sense:

1. the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone

  Familiarity information: JUGAL POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUGAL POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

jugal point; jugale

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)