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Noun

1. 1
   The condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation. uncountable

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atresiaimperforation

Antonyms

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patency

Etymology

From im- + patency or im- + patent + -cy.

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