zygomaticus

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin zygomaticus, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus (“zygomatic muscle”). Doublet of zygomatic.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ək.əs/

zygomaticus (plural zygomatici)

1. (anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.

   Meronyms: zygomaticus major, zygomaticus minor

From Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ (zúgōma, “that which connects the cranial with the facial bones”) +‎ -icus (“-ic”, adjectival suffix).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /zy.ɡoˈma.ti.kus/, [d̪͡z̪ʏɡɔˈmät̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zi.ɡoˈma.ti.kus/, [d̪͡z̪iɡoˈmäːt̪ikus]

zygōmaticus (feminine zygōmatica, neuter zygōmaticum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy, relational) zygomatic

First/second-declension adjective.

• → English: zygomaticus