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patency

 
Dictionary: pa·ten·cy   (pāt'n-sē) pronunciation
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n.
  1. The state or quality of being obvious.
  2. Biology. The state or quality of being open, expanded, or unblocked.

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Medical Dictionary: pa·ten·cy
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(pāt'n-sē)
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The state or quality of being open, expanded, or unblocked.

Veterinary Dictionary: patency
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The condition of being open.

WordNet: patency
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct

Meaning #2: the property of being easy to see and understand
  Synonyms: obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
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