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patency
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As a noun, patency means the condition or state of being patent.
Meanings of patency
5 meaningsnoun
medicineThe condition or state of being patent.
medicineThe degree of openness (of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter); the relative absence of blockage or obstruction. Measured in percent.
Obviousness; clarity.
The openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
The property of being easy to see and understand
Similar: obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: the property of being easy to see and understand
obviousnessnoticeabilitynoticeableness
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