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tricuspid

/tɹaɪˈkʌspɪd/

tricuspid adjective: having three cusps, e.g. a molar tooth.

Adjective

tricuspid (comparative more tricuspid, superlative most tricuspid)

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

Noun

tricuspid (plural tricuspids)

  1. A molar tooth that has three cusps

tricuspid meaning in Tamil

tricuspid in Tamil

இதய மூவிதழ், முக்கதுப்பிய, முக்கூருடைய, மூவிதழ், முக்கூர்

Forms of tricuspid

Adjective
comparativemore tricuspid
superlativemost tricuspid
Noun
pluraltricuspids

Origin of tricuspid

From tri- + cuspid.

Words formed from tricuspid

Phrases with tricuspid

Questions about tricuspid

What does tricuspid mean?
Tricuspid means having three cusps, e.g. a molar tooth.
What is tricuspid in Tamil?
Tricuspid in Tamil is இதய மூவிதழ், முக்கதுப்பிய, முக்கூருடைய. See Tricuspid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tricuspid?
Tricuspid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tricuspid?
Tricuspid is pronounced /tɹaɪˈkʌspɪd/.

Words near tricuspid in the dictionary

  1. triculture
  2. tricultures
  3. tricursal
  4. tricurvate
  5. tricuspal
  6. tricuspid
  7. tricuspid valve
  8. tricuspid valves
  9. tricuspidal
  10. tricuspidate
  11. tricuspidated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tricuspid (page history and authors); tricuspid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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