Anatomy
cuspid Audio
cus·pid [ kuhs-pid ]
Subclass of:
Tooth
Etymology:
Latin cuspis = a point or tip
Hence a tooth with cusps or protuberances on its grinding surface.
Definitions related to cuspid:
  • The third tooth to the left and to the right of the midline of either jaw, situated between the second INCISOR and the premolar teeth (BICUSPID). (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p817)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (canine tooth) A single-cusped (pointed) and usually single-rooted tooth located between the incisors and premolars.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Canine tooth, in mammals, any of the single-cusped (pointed), usually single-rooted teeth adapted for tearing food, and occurring behind or beside the incisors (front teeth). Often the largest teeth in the mouth, the canines project beyond the level of the other teeth and may interlock when the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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