TRICUSPID


Meaning of TRICUSPID in English

[ trʌɪ'kʌspɪd ]

■ adjective

1》 denoting a tooth with three cusps or points.

2》 relating to or denoting a valve formed of three triangular segments, particularly that between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart.

Origin

C17: from tri- + L. cuspis , cuspid- 'cusp'.

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