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tricuspid

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tricuspid (adjective)
  2. 2) tricuspid (noun)
  3. tricuspid valve (noun)

1tri·cus·pid

adj \(ˌ)trī-ˈkəs-pəd\

Definition of TRICUSPID

: having three cusps <a tricuspid molar>

Origin of TRICUSPID

Latin tricuspid-, tricuspis, from tri- + cuspid-, cuspis point
First Known Use: 1834

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