bicuspid
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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 first, or most anterior pre-molar of the lower jaw has one predominant cusp or cone; the second, like both in the upper jaw, is "bicuspid," or bi-tuberculate, as in man.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
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