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bicuspid

 
(bī-kŭs'pĭd) pronunciation
adj.
Having two points or cusps, as the crescent moon.

n.
A bicuspid tooth, especially a premolar.

[New Latin bicuspis, bicuspid- : Latin bi-, two; see bi-1 + Latin cuspis, sharp point.]


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(bī-kŭs'pĭd)
adj.

Having two points or cusps.

n.

See premolar.

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IN BRIEF: A tooth with two points.

pronunciation He had to have his bicuspid pulled out at the dentist.

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1. having two cusps.
2. bicuspid (mitral) valve.
3. in humans, a premolar tooth.

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