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noun
The condition or state of being patent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: impatency, imperforation, atresia, occlusion
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: obstruction
noun
Obviousness; clarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the property of being easy to see and understand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conspicuousness
Narrower terms: apparentness, apparency, blatancy, predomination, predominance
noun
the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: openness
History
From patent + -cy.
