tricuspid

tricuspid [trahy-kuhs-pid] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. Also tri·cus·pi·dal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth.Compare bicuspid.
2. Anatomy. of, relating to, or affecting the tricuspid valve.

noun

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

Origin of tricuspid 1660–70; Latin tricuspid- (stem of tricuspis) having three points. See tri-, cuspid Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for tricuspid Historical Examples of tricuspid

There is no kardiae insufficiency, I think, neither mitral nor tricuspid.

Hard Cash

Charles Reade

The tricuspid valve at once closes, and blocks the way backward.

A Practical Physiology

Albert F. Blaisdell

There are but three pairs of incisor teeth in each jaw, and the upper molars are tricuspid.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7

Various

The left-side valve is the mitral valve, that between the right auricle and ventricle the tricuspid valve.

How it Works

Archibald Williams

Gradually enlarge the opening until the chordæ tendineæ and the flaps of the tricuspid valve are seen.

A Practical Physiology

Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for tricuspid tricuspid adjective Also: tricuspidal

1. 1. having three points, cusps, or segmentsa tricuspid tooth; a tricuspid valve
   2. of or relating to such a tooth or valve

noun

2. 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 Word Origin and History for tricuspid n.

1660s, from Latin tricuspidem (nominative tricuspis) “three-pointed,” from tri- (see tri-) + cuspis “point” (see cusp).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper tricuspid in Medicine tricuspid [trī-kŭs′pĭd] n.

1. An organ or a part, especially a tooth, having three cusps.

adj.

1. Having three points, prongs, or cusps.
2. Of or relating to the tricuspid valve.

The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. tricuspid in Science tricuspid [trī-kŭs′pĭd] Adjective

1. Having three points or cusps.

Noun

1. A tooth having three points or cusps, especially a molar.
2. See tricuspid valve.

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