bicuspid
pronunciation
How to pronounce bicuspid in British English:
UK [baɪˈkʌspɪd]
How to pronounce bicuspid in American English:
US [baɪˈkʌspɪd]
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- Noun:
- a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
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- Adjective:
- having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
Word Origin
- bicuspid (adj.)
- 1826, "having two parts," from bi- + Latin cuspidem "cusp, point." As a noun, short for bicuspid molar, attested from 1837.
Example
- 1. Surgical treatment strategy for bicuspid aortic valve patients .
- 2. Most bicuspid valves are prone to calcification .
- 3. Ultrasonic diagnosis of double orifice mitral valve combined with bicuspid aortic valve : case report .
- 4. Comparison of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis of congenital bicuspid aortic valve .
- 5. Evaluation of ascending aortic dilation in patients with functionally normal and stenotic bicuspid aortic valves by echocardiography .