zygomaticoalveolar

English

Etymology

From zygomatico- +‎ alveolar.

Adjective

zygomaticoalveolar (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.
   • 2015 July 9, Andreas F. Hellak et al., “Influence of maxillary advancement surgery on skeletal and soft-tissue changes in the nose — a retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study”, in Head & Face Medicine‎^[1], volume 11, →DOI:

     The osteotomy starts at the piriform aperture cranial to the anterior nasal spine and passes through the facial maxillary sinus wall, the zygomaticoalveolar crest, and the maxillary tuberosity to the dorsal surface of the maxillary sinus, separates the caudal tip of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, bends forward to the nasal cavity, runs through the lateral nasal wall in its basal portion, and from there returns to the piriform aperture.