bi·cus·pid
(ˌ)bī-ˈkə-spəd 
: having or ending in two points
bicuspid teeth
an abnormal bicuspid aortic valve
: a human premolar tooth see tooth illustration
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Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2022
The open heart surgery was to fix a bicuspid aortic valve, Smith said in a different Instagram post, the one last year that announced his diagnosis.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
After learning that Boone also suffered from a bicuspid aortic valve condition, Adam Wheatley reached out to the Yankees and asked if the manager could share a few encouraging words with Blake.
—Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 4 July 2021
Those tests revealed a bicuspid aortic valve defect.
—Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 29 May 2021
Towards the end of his 12-year career, Boone underwent open heart surgery in March 2009 to replace the bicuspid aortic valve, which may cause the heart’s aortic valve to narrow, reducing or blocking blood flow.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
This feels like the first generation of the Soul, which was Jeep-like in its bicuspid jostling.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2020
The condition — a bicuspid aortic valve which caused his heart to enlarge — was found after Smith tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Smith announced the diagnosis Saturday in an Instagram post and said the open heart surgery will fix a bicuspid aortic valve.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2020
Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The loggers gazed aghast at the outsized stump poking through the mounded sawdust like a rotting bicuspid, while their overseers clambered down into the gorge to assess the damage.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
Since the cardiac issue can be known to be hereditary, Mary Toland took her children to be tested at Boston Children’s Hospital, where Owen, the oldest of four, was found to have been born with a leaking bicuspid aortic valve.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018
The document alleges that Paxton consulted Khoynezhad, Cedars-Sinai and other defendants in connection with cardiac conditions that included bicuspid aortic valve and aortic aneurysm.
—Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 12 Feb. 2018
Hockey players have teeth knocked out all the time–those jokes about bicuspids being swept up in the Zamboni filter are no jokes–and most return to action almost immediately.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2017
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Adjective
Earlier this winter, Stephanie Bruce — one of the nation’s best female marathoners — announced that 2021 would be the last season of her career after she was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve disorder.
—Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2022
The open heart surgery was to fix a bicuspid aortic valve, Smith said in a different Instagram post, the one last year that announced his diagnosis.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
After learning that Boone also suffered from a bicuspid aortic valve condition, Adam Wheatley reached out to the Yankees and asked if the manager could share a few encouraging words with Blake.
—Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 4 July 2021
Those tests revealed a bicuspid aortic valve defect.
—Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 29 May 2021
Towards the end of his 12-year career, Boone underwent open heart surgery in March 2009 to replace the bicuspid aortic valve, which may cause the heart’s aortic valve to narrow, reducing or blocking blood flow.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
This feels like the first generation of the Soul, which was Jeep-like in its bicuspid jostling.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2020
The condition — a bicuspid aortic valve which caused his heart to enlarge — was found after Smith tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Smith announced the diagnosis Saturday in an Instagram post and said the open heart surgery will fix a bicuspid aortic valve.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2020
Noun
The surgery repaired a bicuspid aortic valve in Smith’s heart, which caused his cardiac arrest on Oct. 28.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The loggers gazed aghast at the outsized stump poking through the mounded sawdust like a rotting bicuspid, while their overseers clambered down into the gorge to assess the damage.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
Since the cardiac issue can be known to be hereditary, Mary Toland took her children to be tested at Boston Children’s Hospital, where Owen, the oldest of four, was found to have been born with a leaking bicuspid aortic valve.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018
The document alleges that Paxton consulted Khoynezhad, Cedars-Sinai and other defendants in connection with cardiac conditions that included bicuspid aortic valve and aortic aneurysm.
—Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 12 Feb. 2018
Hockey players have teeth knocked out all the time–those jokes about bicuspids being swept up in the Zamboni filter are no jokes–and most return to action almost immediately.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2017
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bicuspid
1 of 2 adjective
bi·cus·pid
(ˈ)bī-ˈkəs-pəd
: having or ending in two points
bicuspid
2 of 2 noun
: a human tooth located in front of the molar teeth
Medical Definition
bicuspid
1 of 2 adjective
bi·cus·pid
(ˈ)bī-ˈkəs-pəd
: having or ending in two points
bicuspid teeth
bicuspid
2 of 2 noun
: either of the two double-pointed teeth that in humans are situated between the canines and the molars on each side of each jaw : premolar sense 1
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