patency Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
  2. noun the property of being easy to see and understand
    obviousness; noticeability; noticeableness.

WordNet

Pa"ten*cy noun
Etymology
See Patent.
Definitions
  1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.
  2. The state of being patent or evident.

Webster 1913