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patulous

[pat´u-lus]

spread widely apart; open; distended.

pa·tent

(pā'tĕnt), Avoid the mispronunciation păt'ent.

Open or exposed.

Synonym(s): patulous

[L. patens, pres. p. of pateo, to lie open]

patulous

/pat·u·lous/ (pat´u-lus) spread widely apart; open; distended.

patulous

[pat′yələs]

Etymology: L, patulus, open

pertaining to something that is open or spread apart.

pa·tent

(pā'tĕnt)

Open or exposed.
Synonym(s): patulous.

[L. patens, pres. p. of pateo, to lie open]

patulous

Spreading apart or expanded.

pa·tent

(pā'tĕnt)

Open or exposed.

[L. patens, pres. p. of pateo, to lie open]

patulous

spread widely apart; open; distended.

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