zygo-, zyg-, -zygous

(Greek: yoke, forming pairs; joined, union; or denoting relationship to a junction; meaning a yoke or crossbar by which two draft animals; such as, oxen could be hitched to a plow or wagon)

syzygiology

The study of the relationship of the whole as contrasted to that of isolated parts and functions.

syzygy, syzygium, syzygial

The conjunction and fusion of organs without loss of identity.

zygal

Shaped like a yoke.

zygapophyseal

A reference to an articular process of a vertebra (zygapophysis).

zygapophysis

An articular process of a vertebra.

zygion (s), zygia (pl)

A craniometric and cephalometric landmark, being the most laterally situated point on either zygomatic arch.

The zygomatic arch is that part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek.

zygodactylism, zygodactylous

1. With reference to certain climbing birds, having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.
2. A term sometimes used to designate simple syndactyly (webbing between adjacent digits so they are more or less completely attached), as distinguished from syndactyly in which there is bony fusion between the phalanges of the digits involved; usually occurring in the hand between the third and fourth digits and in the foot between the fourth and fifth.

zygodont

zygolysis

zygoma, zygomatic bone, zygomatic arch, malar bone, cheek bone, yoke bone

1. The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek.
2. The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.

zygomancy

Divination with weights.

zygomorphic

zygomorphism

zygomorphous

zygophyte