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Tricuspid adj.

Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar.

(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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Etymology of 'Tricuspid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Tricuspid" Quotes from Famous Books

... trisection, tripartition[obs3], trichotomy; third, third part. V. trisect, divide into three parts. Adj. trifid; trisected &c. v.; tripartite, trichotomous[obs3], trisulcate[obs3]. Triadelphous[obs3], triangular, tricuspid, tricapsular[obs3], tridental[obs3], tridentate, tridentiferous[obs3], trifoliate, trifurcate, trigonal[obs3], trigrammic[obs3], trigrammatic[obs3], tripetalous[obs3], tripodal, tripodic[obs3], ...

— Roget's Thesaurus

... in them is forced through the auriculo-ventricular openings into the ventricles; the contractions then extending to the ventricles, in a wave-like manner, the great proportion of the blood, being prevented from re-entering the auricles by the tricuspid and mitral valves, is forced onward into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle, and into the aorta ...

— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce

Words linked to "Tricuspid" : tricuspid valve, angulate, angular