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Definition of 'tricuspid valves'

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  • Tricuspid \Tri*cus"pid\, a. [L. tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see Tri-) + cuspis a point: cf. F. tricuspide.]
  • 1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction. [1913 Webster]
  • Tricuspid valve (Anat.), 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. [1913 Webster]

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