patency
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- IPA: ˈpeɪtənsi
[edit] Noun
patency (plural patencies)
- (medicine) The degree of openness of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter; the relative absence of blockage. Measured in percent.
- (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.
