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tri⋅cus⋅pid

  [trahy-kuhs-pid]
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–adjective
1. Also, tri⋅cus⋅pi⋅dal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
2. Anatomy. of, pertaining to, or affecting the tricuspid valve.
–noun
3. Anatomy. a tricuspid part, as a tooth.
Origin:
1660–70; < L tricuspid- (s. of tricuspis) having three points. See tri-, cuspid
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tri·cus·pid   (trī-kŭs'pĭd)   
n.  An organ or part, especially a tooth, having three cusps.
adj.   also tri·cus·pi·dal (-pĭ-dəl) or tri·cus·pi·date (-pĭ-dāt')

  1. Having three cusps, especially a molar tooth.

  2. Of or relating to the tricuspid valve.


[From Latin tricuspis, tricuspid-, having three points : tri-, tri- + cuspis, point.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1tri·cus·pid
Pronunciation: (')trI-'k&s-p&d
Function: adjective
1 : having three cusps<tricuspid molars>
2 : of, relating to, or involving the tricuspid valve of the heart <tricuspid disease>

Main Entry: 2tricuspid
Function: noun
: a tricuspid anatomical structure; especially : a tooth having three cusps
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tricuspid tri·cus·pid (trī-kŭs'pĭd)
n.
An organ or a part, especially a tooth, having three cusps. adj. or tri·cus·pi·dal (-pĭ-dəl) or tri·cus·pi·date (-pĭ-dāt')

  1. Having three points, prongs, or cusps.

  2. Of or relating to the tricuspid valve.

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