impatency
The condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably soThe condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation.
Origin
From im- + patency or im- + patent + -cy.From im- + patency or im- + patent + -cy.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable