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patency

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pa·ten·cy  (ptn-s)
n.
1. The state or quality of being obvious.
2. Biology The state or quality of being open, expanded, or unblocked.
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Noun1.patency - the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
openness - without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"
2.patency - the property of being easy to see and understand
noticeability, noticeableness, obviousness
conspicuousness - high visibility
apparency, apparentness - the property of being apparent
blatancy - the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"
predominance, predomination - the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"
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