malar

(lər)

adjective

of the cheek, cheekbone, or side of the head

Origin: ModL < L mala, the cheek

noun

the cheekbone

See malar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of or relating to the zygomatic bone or the cheek.
noun

Origin:

Origin: New Latin mālāris

Origin: , from Latin māla, cheekbone

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