Category:Tricuspid

Tri*cus"pid, a. Etym: [l. tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see tri-) + cuspis A point: cf. F. tricuspide.]

1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid Molar.

2. (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid Obstruction. 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.