patency

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪtənsɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pāt′n sē, pat′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•ten•cy  (pāt′n sē, pat′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state of being patent.
  2. Medicinethe condition of not being blocked or obstructed.
  3. Phoneticsopenness of articulation, found more or less in all phonemes except stops.
  • pat(ent) + -ency 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
patency / ˈpeɪtənsɪ/
  1. the condition of being obvious
'patency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dilatation - stylet

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