GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Malar (?), a. [L. mala the cheek: cf. F. malaire.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.
   
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   malar (?), n. (Anat.) The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit; that arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek; also called the malar bone.
   
   Syn. -- cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum.
   
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