tricuspid
Also tri·cus·pi·dal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth.: Compare bicuspid.
Anatomy. of, relating to, or affecting the tricuspid valve.
Anatomy. a tricuspid part, as a tooth.
Origin of tricuspid
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How to use tricuspid in a sentence
The tricuspid and mitral valves were thickened, and exhibiting minute granulations on their surface.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis | Archibald MakellarIn the mesozoic period certain animals with tricuspid teeth occur.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe tricuspid valve (fig. 2, l, m, n) guarding against reflux of blood into the right auricle.
There is no kardiae insufficiency, I think, neither mitral nor tricuspid.
Hard Cash | Charles ReadeGradually enlarge the opening until the chordæ tendineæ and the flaps of the tricuspid valve are seen.
A Practical Physiology | Albert F. Blaisdell
British Dictionary definitions for tricuspid
/ (traɪˈkʌspɪd) anatomy /
having three points, cusps, or segments: a tricuspid tooth; a tricuspid valve
of or relating to such a tooth or valve
a tooth having three cusps
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Scientific definitions for tricuspid
[ trī-kŭs′pĭd ]
Having three points or cusps.
A tooth having three points or cusps, especially a molar.
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