| multicuspid | 1. Having more than two cusps. 2. A molar tooth with three or more cusps or projections on the crown. Synonym: multicuspid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| multicuspid tooth | A tooth having a somewhat quadrangular crown with four or five cusps on the grinding surface; the root is bifid in the lower jaw, but there are three conical roots in the upper jaw; there are six molars in each jaw, three on either side behind the premolars in the permanent dentition; in the deciduous dentition there are but four molars in each jaw, two on either side behind the canines. Synonym: dens molaris, cheek tooth, molar, multicuspid tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multicuspidate | 1. Having more than two cusps. 2. A molar tooth with three or more cusps or projections on the crown. Synonym: multicuspid. (05 Mar 2000) |