Cheekbone: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
Source: WordNet 2.1
Cheekbone: The cheek bone is one of the bones in the skull and a part of the skeletal system. A pair of cheek bones forms a part of the face, specifically the cheeks' structure and also constitutes a portion of the orbit of the eye. The cheek bones share their borders with the frontal bone, sphenoid bone, temporal bones, and maxilla.
Conditions that can afflict the cheek bone include infection, trauma, facial fractures, cancer, and birth defects.
The following organs are closely related to the organ: Cheekbone:
The following conditions are related to the organ: Cheekbone:
The following are other names for the organ: Cheekbone:
These symptoms are related to afflictions of the organ: Cheekbone:
Condition count: 2 ; see list below.
Organs: list of all organs
The following list of medical conditions have 'Cheekbone' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:
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