malar

[ mey-ler ]

/ ˈmeɪ lər /

Anatomy

adjective

of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.

noun

Also malar bone . zygomatic bone.

Origin of malar

1775–85; <New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl(a) cheek, jaw (see maxilla) + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM malar

in·ter·ma·lar, adjective

Words nearby malar

malapportioned, malaprop, malapropism, Malaprop, Mrs., malapropos, malar, malar bone, Mälaren, malaria, malariae malaria, malarial crescent

Definition for malar (2 of 2)

Mälar

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

/ ˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr /

noun

Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km).

Swedish Mä·lar·en

[me-lah-ruhn]. /ˈmɛ lɑ rən/.

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Example sentences from the Web for malar

Jerdon, who has in some measure adopted these remarks, adds that the tail is more tufted, and the malar beard is well marked.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
The coronoid process is displaced below and behind the zygomatic (malar) bone, and may be felt through the mouth.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The expanded anterior end of the malar is rhomboidal in form, with an external free margin 11 mm.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae|Frederick True
The malar bone is small, and, as in Rodents, forms the middle part of the zygoma.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

The arch formed by the malar bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for malar

malar

/ (ˈmeɪlə) /

adjective

of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

noun

Also called: malar bone another name for zygomatic bone

Word Origin for malar

C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for malar

malar

[ mā′lər, -lär′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to the cheekbone or the cheek.

n.

The cheekbone.

单词	malar
释义	malar [ mey-ler ] / ˈmeɪ lər / Anatomy adjective of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone. noun Also malar bone . zygomatic bone. Origin of malar 1775–85; <New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl(a) cheek, jaw (see maxilla) + -āris-ar¹ OTHER WORDS FROM malar in·ter·ma·lar, adjective Words nearby malar malapportioned, malaprop, malapropism, Malaprop, Mrs., malapropos, malar, malar bone, Mälaren, malaria, malariae malaria, malarial crescent Definition for malar (2 of 2) Mälar [ mey-ler, -lahr ] / ˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr / noun Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km). Swedish Mä·lar·en [me-lah-ruhn]. /ˈmɛ lɑ rən/. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malar Jerdon, who has in some measure adopted these remarks, adds that the tail is more tufted, and the malar beard is well marked. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale The coronoid process is displaced below and behind the zygomatic (malar) bone, and may be felt through the mouth. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The expanded anterior end of the malar is rhomboidal in form, with an external free margin 11 mm. The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae\|Frederick True The malar bone is small, and, as in Rodents, forms the middle part of the zygoma. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The arch formed by the malar bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell British Dictionary definitions for malar malar / (ˈmeɪlə) / adjective of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone noun Also called: malar bone another name for zygomatic bone Word Origin for malar C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for malar malar [ mā′lər, -lär′ ] adj. Of or relating to the cheekbone or the cheek. n. The cheekbone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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