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

"I think it's a frame-up," he said, pausing to use the bicuspid vacancy for the purpose of expectoration.

From Yollop by McCutcheon, George Barr