bicuspid
Example Sentences
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The tooth is a wink at “One Morning in Maine,” an earlier Robert McCloskey book involving a wiggly bicuspid — or was it a molar?
From New York Times
He underwent successful surgery i n early January to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which was the cause of his cardiac arrest.
From Seattle Times
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
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
"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
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