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bi⋅cus⋅pid

  [bahy-kuhs-pid]
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–adjective
1. Also, bi⋅cus⋅pi⋅date. having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.
–noun
2. premolar (def. 4).
Origin:
1830–40; bi- 1 + cuspid
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pre⋅mo⋅lar

  [pree-moh-ler]
–adjective
1. situated in front of the molar teeth.
2. pertaining to a milk tooth that will later be supplanted by a permanent molar.
–noun
3. a premolar tooth.
4. Also called bicuspid. (in humans) any of eight teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws between the cuspids and molar teeth.

Origin:
1835–45; pre- + molar 1
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bi·cus·pid   (bī-kŭs'pĭd)   
adj.  Having two points or cusps, as the crescent moon.
n.  A bicuspid tooth, especially a premolar.

[New Latin bicuspis, bicuspid- : Latin bi-, two; see bi-1 + Latin cuspis, sharp point.]
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Word Origin & History

bicuspid 
1836, from bi- + L. cuspidem "cusp, point." Originally of valves of the heart; of teeth, from 1873.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1bi·cus·pid
Pronunciation: (')bI-'k&s-p&d
Function: adjective
: having or ending in two points<bicuspid teeth>

Main Entry: 2bicuspid
Function: noun
: either of the two double-pointed teeth that in humans are situated between the canines and the molars on each side ofeach jaw : PREMOLAR 1

Main Entry: 2premolar
Function: noun
1 : a premolar tooth that in humans is one of two in each side of each jaw called also bicuspid
2 : a milk tooth that occupies the position later taken by a premolar tooth of the permanent dentition
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

bicuspid bi·cus·pid (bī-kŭs'pĭd)
adj.
Having two points or cusps. n.
See premolar.

premolar pre·mo·lar (prē-mō'lər)
n.
Any of eight bicuspid teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws behind the canines and in front of the molars. Also called bicuspid.

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