tricuspidate

Variant of tricuspid

tricuspid definition

tri·cus·pid (trī kus′pid)

adjective

  1. having three cusps, or points a tricuspid tooth
    also tricuspidate tri·cus′·pi·date′ (-pə dāt′)
  2. designating or of a valve with three flaps, between the right auricle and right ventricle of the heart

Etymology: L tricuspis (gen. tricuspidis): see tri- & cusp

noun

  1. a tricuspid tooth
  2. the tricuspid valve

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