# impatency

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impatency