"patency" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪtənsi/ Forms: patencies [plural]
Etymology: From patent + -cy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|patent|cy}} 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 with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46 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. Measured in percent.
    Sense id: en-patency-en-noun-xw2KbNIO Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-patency-en-noun-vtsYl4Ep Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 41 8 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 2 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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