bicuspid
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Having a bicuspid aortic valve, meaning that your aortic valve has two flaps, instead of three, puts you at a higher risk of developing an aortic aneurysm.
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
He explained that Washington had just one tooth, a lower left bicuspid, by the time he became president and that the bicuspid fell during his second term.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2013
The valves of the left side are the most subject—the bicuspid or mitral and the aortic or semilunar.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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