01 a. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar.
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1.
Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar.
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2.
Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction.(Anat.)
Phrases & compounds
Tricuspid valve —
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.