cuspis

cusp

 [kusp]

a pointed or rounded projection, such as on the crown of a tooth, or a segment of a cardiac valve. See also valvula.

Carabelli cusp an accessory fifth cusp on the lingual surface of many maxillary first molars; it may be unilateral or bilateral and varies in size from person to person.

semilunar cusp any of the semilunar segments of the aortic valve (having posterior, right, and left cusps) or the pulmonary valve (having anterior, right, and left cusps).

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cusp

(kŭsp), [TA]

1. In dentistry, a conic elevation arising on the surface of a tooth from an independent calcification center.
See also: dental tubercle.

2. A leaflet of one of the heart's valves.

Synonym(s): cuspis [TA]

[L. cuspis, point]

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cusp

(kŭsp) [TA]

1. dentistry A conic elevation arising on the surface of a tooth from an independent calcification center.

2. A leaflet of a cardiac valve.
Synonym(s): cuspis [TA] .

[L. cuspis, point]

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cusp

(kŭsp) [TA]

In dentistry, a conic elevation arising on the surface of a tooth from an independent calcification center.
See also: dental tubercle
Synonym(s): cuspis [TA] .

[L. cuspis, point]

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