Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounvalve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts
Similar
right atrioventricular valve
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 三尖瓣
- 三尖瓣 (sānjiānbàn)heart valve with three cusps
Finnish trikuspidaaliläppä, kolmipurjeläppä
- trikuspidaaliläppäheart valve with three cusps
- kolmipurjeläppäheart valve with three cusps
French valve tricuspide
- valve tricuspideheart valve with three cusps
German Trikuspidalklappe
- Trikuspidalklappeheart valve with three cusps
Hungarian tricuspidalis billentyű
- tricuspidalis billentyűheart valve with three cusps
Romanian valvulă tricuspidă
- valvulă tricuspidăheart valve with three cusps
Spanish válvula tricúspide
- válvula tricúspideheart valve with three cusps
Swedish trikuspidalklaff
- trikuspidalklaffheart valve with three cusps
Turkish triküspit kapak
- triküspit kapakheart valve with three cusps
Cite this entry
APA
tricuspid valve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricuspid%20valve
MLA
“tricuspid valve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricuspid%20valve. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tricuspid valve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricuspid%20valve.
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