Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tricuspid valve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: tri-cus-pid -valve
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heart valve with three cusps which prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium.

Inflected Forms

tricuspid valves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mitral valve MV bicuspid valve aortic valve pulmonary valve

Synonyms

right atrioventricular valve

Questions

What does tricuspid valve mean?: A heart valve with three cusps which prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium.

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