tricuspid

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ cuspid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈkʌspɪd/

Adjective

tricuspid (not comparable)

1. (dentistry) Having three cusps, e.g. a molar tooth
2. (anatomy) Describing the valve, between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart, that has three triangular segments

Derived terms

• tricuspid atrasia
• tricuspid insufficiency
• tricuspid murmur
• tricuspid valve

 

Translations

Translations

• Italian: tricuspide (it)
• Manx: tree-chuspagh

Noun

tricuspid (plural tricuspids)

1. A molar tooth that has three cusps

Anagrams

• prudistic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tricuspide.

Adjective

tricuspid m or n (feminine singular tricuspidă, masculine plural tricuspizi, feminine and neuter plural tricuspide)

1. tricuspid

Declension

Declension of tricuspid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	tricuspid		tricuspidă	tricuspizi	tricuspide
	definite	tricuspidul		tricuspida	tricuspizii	tricuspidele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	tricuspid		tricuspide	tricuspizi	tricuspide
	definite	tricuspidului		tricuspidei	tricuspizilor	tricuspidelor