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tricuspid

[trahy-kuhs-pid]
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adjective
  1. Also tri·cus·pi·dal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth.Compare bicuspid.
  2. Anatomy. of, relating to, or affecting the tricuspid valve.
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noun
  1. Anatomy. a tricuspid part, as a tooth.
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Origin of tricuspid

1660–70; < Latin tricuspid- (stem of tricuspis) having three points. See tri-, cuspid
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Examples from the Web for tricuspid

Historical Examples

  • There is no kardiae insufficiency, I think, neither mitral nor tricuspid.

    Hard Cash

    Charles Reade

  • The tricuspid valve at once closes, and blocks the way backward.

    A Practical Physiology

    Albert F. Blaisdell

  • There are but three pairs of incisor teeth in each jaw, and the upper molars are tricuspid.

  • The left-side valve is the mitral valve, that between the right auricle and ventricle the tricuspid valve.

    How it Works

    Archibald Williams

  • Gradually 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

tricuspid

adjective Also: tricuspidal
    1. having three points, cusps, or segmentsa tricuspid tooth; a tricuspid valve
    2. of or relating to such a tooth or valve
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noun
  1. a tooth having three cusps
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Word Origin and History for tricuspid

n.

1660s, from Latin tricuspidem (nominative tricuspis) "three-pointed," from tri- (see tri-) + cuspis "point" (see cusp).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
tricuspid in Medicine

tricuspid

(trī-kŭs′pĭd)
n.
  1. An organ or a part, especially a tooth, having three cusps.
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adj.
  1. Having three points, prongs, or cusps.
  2. Of or relating to the tricuspid valve.
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tricuspid in Science

tricuspid

[trī-kŭs′pĭd]
Adjective
  1. Having three points or cusps.
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Noun
  1. A tooth having three points or cusps, especially a molar.
  2. See tricuspid valve.
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