Tricuspid
Tricuspid , adjective
[Latin tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see Tri-) + cuspis a point: compare French tricuspide.]
1.
Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar.
2.
(Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction.
Collocations (1)
Tricuspid valve (Anatomy) , 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.