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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(medicine) The condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation..
Use impatency when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Impatency means (medicine) The condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use impatency where its definition matches the intended context.
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