having three cusps or points, in particular 三尖的,尤指 ■denoting a tooth with three cusps or points 三尖牙的 ■denoting a valve formed of three triangular segments, particularly that between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart (心脏)三尖瓣的
[attrib.]of or relating to the tricuspid valve (与)三尖瓣(有关)的 tricuspid atresia. 三尖瓣闭锁。
语源
late 17th cent.: from tri- 'three' + Latin cuspis, cuspid- 'cusp'