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bicuspid

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bicuspid /bi·cus·pid/ (-kus´pid)
1. having two cusps.
2. pertaining to a mitral(bicuspid) valve.
3. premolar tooth.
bi·cus·pid (b-kspd)
adj.
Having two points or cusps.
n.
See premolar.
bicuspid
[bīkus′pid]
Etymology: L, bis + cuspis, point
1 having two cusps or points.
2 See premolar.
bicuspid (bīkus´pid),
n See premolar.
bicuspid
1. having two cusps.
2. bicuspid (mitral) valve.
3. in humans, a premolar tooth.


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