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tricuspid

American  
[trahy-kuhs-pid] / traɪˈkʌs pɪd /

adjective

  1. Also tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth.

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


noun

  1. Anatomy. a tricuspid part, as a tooth.

tricuspid British  
/ traɪˈkʌspɪd /

adjective

    1. having three points, cusps, or segments

      a tricuspid tooth

      a tricuspid valve

    2. of or relating to such a tooth or valve

"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 tooth having three cusps

"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
tricuspid Scientific  
/ trī-kŭspĭd /
  1. Having three points or cusps.


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

  2. See tricuspid valve

Etymology

Origin of tricuspid

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

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