TRICUSPID
tricuspid, tricuspidate
(adjective) having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); “tricuspid molar”; “tricuspid valve”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tricuspid (not comparable)
(dentistry) Having three cusps, e.g. a molar tooth
(anatomy) Describing the valve, between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart, that has three triangular segments
Noun
tricuspid (plural tricuspids)
A molar tooth that has three cusps
Anagrams
• prudistic
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*cus"pid, a. Etym: [L. tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see Tri-) + cuspis
a point: cf. F. tricuspide.]
1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid
molar.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid
obstruction. Tricuspid valve (Anat.), the valve, consisting of three
triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the right auricle into
the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals; -- sometimes called
the tricuspid valves, each flap being regarded as a valve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition