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tricuspid |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tricuspid \Tri*cus"pid\, a. [L. tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see {Tri-}) + cuspis a point: cf F. tricuspide.] 1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as a tricuspid molar. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as tricuspid obstruction. {Tricuspid valve} (Anat.), the valve, consisting of three triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the right auricle into the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals; -- sometimes called the {tricuspid valves}, each flap being regarded as a valve.
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