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tricuspidate

[ trahy-kuhs-pi-deyt ]

adjective

, Anatomy.
  1. having three cusps or flaps.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tricuspidate1

First recorded in 1745–55; tricuspid + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

The lower premolar is tricuspidate and the first and second molars are quadritubercular with a broad cingulum.

The last molar is tricuspidate in the upper jaw; that of the lower jaw has five cusps.

Tricuspidate: ending in three points: with three cusps or teeth.

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