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How to pronounce cheekbone in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone
Type of bone, os

Examples of cheekbone

cheekbone
Brad Walter writes, It is only four weeks since Lockyer fractured his cheekbone.
From the smh.com.au
She was shot once each in her left shoulder, right cheekbone, left leg and back.
From the thenewstribune.com
Maloney comes into the frame, depending on Darren Lockyer's fractured cheekbone.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He has dealt with bruised ribs, a fractured cheekbone and now the ankle injury.
From the thenewstribune.com
He was a hockey prodigy then, a matinee idol, all cheekbone and Red Star mystery.
From the freep.com
The Cubs said he suffered a contusion to the cheekbone and a cut under the eye.
From the dailyherald.com
He has a fractured cheekbone, needed 15 stitches and nearly lost his right eye.
From the bostonherald.com
He was hit by a puck last Friday at Edmonton, suffering a fractured cheekbone.
From the freep.com
A source familiar with the situation said Helm suffered a fractured cheekbone.
From the freep.com
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  • The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
  • The zygomatic bone (cheekbone, malar bone) is a paired bone of the human skull. It articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. The zygomatic is homologous to the jugal bone of other tetrapods. ...