noun
- plural of patency; the states or conditions of being open, unobstructed, or accessible
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The surgeon checked the patencies of all blood vessels after the procedure.
- Maintaining airway patencies is crucial in emergency medicine.
- The study examined vascular patencies in elderly patients.
- Regular monitoring ensures the patencies of surgical grafts.
- Different medications can affect the patencies of various body passages.