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



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