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单词 cuspid
释义

cuspid

[ kuhs-pid ]
/ ˈkʌs pɪd /
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noun

(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.

Origin of cuspid

1735–45; <Latin cuspid- (stem of cuspis) point

OTHER WORDS FROM cuspid

mul·ti·cus·pid, noun

Words nearby cuspid

cusp, cuspal, cuspate, cusped, cusp height, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss
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Example sentences from the Web for cuspid

  • The laterals also show three cusps, while the cuspid has two very distinct.

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
  • This grading of form is not observed in passing from the cuspid to the bicuspid in man.

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
  • Eight of these were incisors, the ninth (in the upper jaw) being a cuspid tooth.

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for cuspid

cuspid
/ (ˈkʌspɪd) /

noun

a tooth having one point; canine tooth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cuspid

cuspid
[ kŭspĭd ]

n.

canine tooth

adj.

Having one cusp; cuspidate.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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