bicuspid

American  

[bahy-kuhs-pid] / baɪˈkʌs pɪd /

adjective

1. Also bicuspidate having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.

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noun

1. premolar.

bicuspid British  

/ baɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt, baɪˈkʌspɪd /

adjective

1. having or terminating in two cusps or points

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noun

1. a bicuspid tooth; premolar

bicuspid Scientific  

/ bī-kŭs′pĭd /

1. Having two points or cusps.

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1. A bicuspid tooth, especially a premolar.

Etymology

Origin of bicuspid

First recorded in 1830–40; bi- ¹ + cuspid

Example Sentences

The tooth is a wink at “One Morning in Maine,” an earlier Robert McCloskey book involving a wiggly bicuspid — or was it a molar?

From New York Times

He underwent successful surgery i n early January to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which was the cause of his cardiac arrest.

From Seattle Times

The Marines said Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which was the cause of his cardiac arrest.

From Seattle Times

Roughly 2 percent of the population has a bicuspid aortic valve, Dr. Johnston said.

From New York Times

"I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve where you've only got two valves going to the aorta not three," he said.

From BBC