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Bicuspid — Having two flaps or cusps. The heart valve that is called the bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle. Although the aortic valve in the heart normally is tricuspid (with three cusps), it may sometimes be bicupid. * *… … Medical dictionary
bicuspid — I. adjective Etymology: New Latin bicuspid , bicuspis, from bi + Latin cuspid , cuspis point Date: circa 1839 having or ending in two points < bicuspid teeth > II. noun Date: 1852 a human premolar tooth see tooth illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
bicuspid — [bī kus′pi dāt΄bī kus′pid] adj. [ModL bicuspis < BI 1 + L cuspis (gen. cuspidis), CUSP] having two points [a bicuspid tooth]: also bicuspidate [bī kus′pi dāt΄] n. any of eight adult teeth with two pointed crowns; premolar tooth: see TEETH … English World dictionary
Bicuspid — Bi*cus pid, Bicuspidate Bi*cus pid*ate, a. [See pref. {Bi }, and {Cuspidate}.] Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bicuspid — Bi*cus pid, n. (Anat.) One of the two double pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See {Tooth}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bicuspid — /baɪˈkʌspəd / (say buy kuspuhd) adjective Also, bicuspidate /baɪˈkʌspədeɪt/ (say buy kuspuhdayt). 1. having two cusps or points, as certain teeth. –noun 2. Anatomy one of eight such teeth in humans, four on each jaw between the cuspid and the… …
bicuspid — with two points or cusps, usually applied to teeth … Dictionary of ichthyology
bicuspid — /buy kus pid/, adj. 1. Also, bicuspidate. having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth. n. 2. premolar (def. 4). [1830 40; BI 1 + CUSPID] * * * … Universalium
bicuspid — 1) adj. having two cusps, as in the premolar teeth and the mitral valve of the heart. 2) n. (in the USA) a premolar tooth … The new mediacal dictionary
bicuspid — bi•cus•pid [[t]baɪˈkʌs pɪd[/t]] adj. 1) den Also, bi•cus′pi•date . having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth 2) den premolar 3) • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
