n noun
1.
the state of being patent.
2.
Medicine/Medical. the condition of not being blocked or obstructed.
3.
Phonetics. openness of articulation, found more or less in all phonemes except stops.
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| 1. | the condition of being obvious |
| 2. | the state of a bodily passage, duct, etc, of being open or unobstructed |
| 3. | phonetics See also closure the degree to which the vocal tract remains unobstructed in the articulation of a speech sound |
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Patency
is always a great word to know.
So is pollex. Does it mean:
| the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. |
| the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel. |
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Medical Dictionary
patency pa·ten·cy (pāt'n-sē)
n.
The state or quality of being open, expanded, or unblocked.
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