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bicuspid

[bahy-kuhs-pid] / baɪˈkʌs pɪd /




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The Marines said Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which was the cause of his cardiac arrest.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Roughly 2 percent of the population has a bicuspid aortic valve, Dr. Johnston said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

"I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve where you've only got two valves going to the aorta not three," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022

They’re usually bicuspid in shape, which means they have two little points at the end.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2021

The two small bicuspid "pre-molars" and the three large molars follow these on each side in each jaw.

From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester




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