bicuspid

bicuspid Definition

bi·cus·pid (bī kus′pid)

adjective

having two points a bicuspid tooth

Etymology: ModL bicuspis < bi- + L cuspis (gen. cuspidis), cusp

noun

any of eight adult teeth with two-pointed crowns; premolar tooth

bicuspid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

valve: Oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium in the pulmonary veins, through the bicuspid valve.

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