bicuspid
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bi·cus·pid
(bī-kŭs′pĭd)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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bicuspid
(baɪˈkʌspɪd) orbicuspidate
adj
(Anatomy) having or terminating in two cusps or points
n
(Anatomy) a bicuspid tooth; premolar
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bi•cus•pid
(baɪˈkʌs pɪd)adj.
1. Also, bi•cus′pi•date`. having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.
n. [1830–40]
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bi·cus·pid
(bī-kŭs′pĭd) A tooth having two points or cusps, especially a premolar.
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Noun | 1. | bicuspid - a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense |
Adj. | 1. | bicuspid - having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" |
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bi·cus·pid
a. bicúspide, que presenta dos puntas.
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bicuspid
adj & n bicúspide mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.