Synonyms & related words for patency

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Words related to patency

Explore words related to patency — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include obviousness, openness, anastomosis, arteriotomy, embolectomy, ostium, occlusion, catheter. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does patency come from?

The word patency breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pat, from Latin patere (“to lie open”); and -ency, from Latin -entia (“state or quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.