Patency
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈpeɪtənsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Patency is a noun meaning (medicine) The condition or state of being patent.
Meaning
(medicine) The condition or state of being patent.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.
- (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.
Word Forms
- patencies
Antonyms for patency
Common opposites include impatency, imperforation, atresia, occlusion, obstruction.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include porosity, permeation, permeability, patentcy, patentability, patness.
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