Word: patency
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ten
cy
Definition: The degree of openness of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter; the relative absence of blockage. Measured in percent.
Morphemes:
Affix: patent
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Open, unobstructed; specifically, especially of the ductus arteriosus or foramen ovale in the heart, having not closed as would have happened in normal development.
Affix: -cy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -cia
Language: la
Decoded: -cia
Meaning: -cia