patency

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Noun patency has 2 senses

patency - the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
--₁ is a kind of openness
obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patency - the property of being easy to see and understand
--₂ is a kind of conspicuousness
--₂ has particulars:
apparentness, apparency; blatancy; predomination, predominance

Derived form: verb patent₃

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