"patency" meaning in All languages combined

See patency on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪtənsi/ Forms: patencies [plural]
Etymology: From patent + -cy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|patent|-cy|text=+|tree=1}} From patent + -cy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} patency (plural patencies)
  1. (medicine) The condition or state of being patent.
    Sense id: en-patency-en-noun-lCOwqhvC Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 4 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 2 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 50 Topics: medicine, sciences
  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.
    Sense id: en-patency-en-noun-8VlYq2Iw Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-patency-en-noun-vtsYl4Ep Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 7 66 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 28 6 66 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 27 4 69 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 31 20 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 4 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 2 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 2 65

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(uncountable) Obviousness; clarity."
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