patency

patency

English

Etymology

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English patent
English -cy
English patency

    From patent + -cy.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪtənsi/

    Noun

    patency (plural patencies)

    1. (medicine) The condition or state of being patent.
      Antonyms: impatency, imperforation, atresia, occlusion
    2. (medicine) The degree of openness (of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter); the relative absence of blockage or obstruction, and measured in percent.
      Antonym: obstruction
    3. (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.
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