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English Dictionary: tricuspid valve	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tricuspid valve n valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts Synonym(s): tricuspid valve, right atrioventricular valve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tricuspid \Tri*cus"pid\, a. [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.) 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.