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Tricuspid

Having three flaps or cusps. The valve that is called the tricuspid valve is situated between the right atrium and right ventricle and permits blood to flow only from the atrium into the ventricle. The aortic valve in the heart also has three cusps.

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tri·cus·pid (')trī-'kəs-pəd adj

1) having three cusps <\tricuspid molars>

2) of, relating to, or involving the tricuspid valve of the heart <\tricuspid disease>

tricuspid n a tricuspid anatomical structure esp a tooth having three cusps

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tri·cus·pid (tri-kusґpid) [tri- + cuspid] 1. having three points or cusps. 2. pertaining to the tricuspid valve of the heart.

Medical dictionary. 2011.