tri|cus|pid

tri|cus|pid
tri|cus|pid «try KUHS pihd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having three points or cusps.
2. of or having to do with the tricuspid valve of the heart.
–n.
1. a tricuspid tooth.
2. = tricuspid valve. (Cf.tricuspid valve)
[< Latin tricuspis, -idis three-pointed < tri- three + cuspis tip]

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