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bicuspid

American  
[bahy-kuhs-pid] / baɪˈkʌs pɪd /

adjective

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


noun

  1. premolar.

bicuspid British  
/ baɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt, baɪˈkʌspɪd /

adjective

  1. having or terminating in two cusps or points

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bicuspid tooth; premolar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
bicuspid Scientific  
/ bī-kŭspĭd /
  1. Having two points or cusps.


  1. A bicuspid tooth, especially a premolar.

Etymology

Origin of bicuspid

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

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

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2022

"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 Dec. 12, 2022

They’re usually bicuspid in shape, which means they have two little points at the end.

From Slate Jun. 1, 2021

Fox, 58, was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, a condition he has known about for more than a decade following an annual physical when he was an assistant coach with the New York Giants.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2014

The auriculo-ventricular valve in the left side is composed of two flaps, hence it is called the bicuspid valve; in the right side this valve has three flaps and is called the tricuspid valve.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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