tricuspid

[ trahy-kuhs-pid ]

/ traɪˈkʌs pɪd /

adjective

Also tri·cus·pi·dal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth.Compare bicuspid.

Anatomy. of, relating to, or affecting the tricuspid valve.

noun

Anatomy. a tricuspid part, as a tooth.

Nearby words

tricotyledonous, tricresol, tricrotic, tricrotism, trictrac, tricuspid, tricuspid atresia, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid murmur, tricuspid orifice, tricuspid stenosis

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

The left-side valve is the mitral valve, that between the right auricle and ventricle the tricuspid valve.
How it Works|Archibald Williams
The tricuspid hooks support thin chitinous lamin, which connect the two lateral horns of each hook to the central apophysis.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

There is no kardiae insufficiency, I think, neither mitral nor tricuspid.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for tricuspid

tricuspid

/ (traɪˈkʌspɪd) anatomy /

adjective Also: tricuspidal

having three points, cusps, or segmentsa tricuspid tooth; a tricuspid valve
of or relating to such a tooth or valve

noun

a tooth having three cusps

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Medicine definitions for tricuspid

tricuspid

[ trī-kŭs′pĭd ]

n.

An organ or a part, especially a tooth, having three cusps.

adj.

Having three points, prongs, or cusps.

Of or relating to the tricuspid valve.

Science definitions for tricuspid

tricuspid

[ trī-kŭs′pĭd ]

Adjective

Having three points or cusps.

Noun

A tooth having three points or cusps, especially a molar.

See tricuspid valve.