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.

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noun

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

tricuspid British  

/ traɪˈkʌspɪd /

adjective

1. 1. having three points, cusps, or segments

      a 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

tricuspid Scientific  

/ trī-kŭs′pĭd /

1. Having three points or cusps.

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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

Example Sentences

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tricuspid

Additionally, surgical sales increased 6.5% and sales of transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies jumped 47%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

It is moving into other areas of cardiovascular disease, such as mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valve replacement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2025

"They can practice new surgical techniques for repairing or replacing the tricuspid valve on our model before performing them on actual patients."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023

The condition leaves the right ventricle diseased and the tricuspid valve is malformed so it leaks.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023

Pulsation of the jugular veins is ordinarily explained by tricuspid regurgitation, a portion of the blood being sent back to the vena cava with an impulse reaching to the jugulars.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various