Medical term:
tricuspid
tricuspid
[tri-kus´pid]having three points or cusps, as a valve of the heart.
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tri·cus·pid
, tricuspidaltricuspidate (trī-kŭs'pid, -kŭs'pi-dăl, -kŭs'pi-dāt),1. anatomy having three points, prongs, or cusps, as the tricuspid valve of the heart.
2. dentistry having three tubercles or cusps, as the second upper molar tooth (occasionally) and the upper third molar (usually). Synonym(s): tritubercular
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tricuspid
(trī-kŭs′pĭd)n.
An organ or part, especially a tooth, having three cusps.
adj. also tricuspidal (-pĭ-dəl) or tricuspidate (-pĭ-dāt′)
1. Having three cusps, especially a molar tooth.
2. Of or relating to the tricuspid valve.
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tri·cus·pid
, tricuspidal , tricuspidate (trī-kŭs'pid, -pi-dăl, -pi-dāt)1. Having three points, prongs, or cusps, as the tricuspid valve of the heart.
2. Having three tubercles or cusps, as the second upper molar tooth (occasionally) and the upper third molar (usually).
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
tricuspid
1. Having three cusps or points, as on a molar tooth.
2. Pertaining to the three-cusped heart valve that separates the chambers on the right side.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
tricuspid
- a tooth having three cusps.
- (of a valve) See HEART (section d).
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
tri·cus·pid
, tricuspidal , tricuspidate (trī-kŭs'pid, -pi-dăl, -pi-dāt)1. In dentistry, having three tubercles or cusps, as second upper molar tooth (occasionally) and upper third molar (usually).
2. In anatomy, having three points, prongs, or cusps, as the tricuspid valve of the heart.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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