Associations to the word «Patency»

Wiktionary

PATENCY, noun. (medicine) The degree of openness of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter; the relative absence of blockage. Measured in percent.
PATENCY, noun. (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.

Dictionary definition

PATENCY, noun. The openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct.
PATENCY, noun. The property of being easy to see and understand.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche