patulousnessn.
/ˈpatjᵿləsnəs/, /ˈpatʃᵿləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈpætʃələsnəs/ Chiefly Medicine. Now rare.
The quality of being patulous; openness.
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perforation1598
patulousness1872
1872 J. S. Cohen Dis. Throat 4 Exposed to atmospheric influences..in consequence of its permanent patulousness.
1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. V. 329 Patulousness of the fetal openings is a not infrequent consequence of extensive congenital atelectasis.
1984 Southern Med. Jrnl. 77 423 Anorectal burning after correction of patulousness is related to irritable bowel aggravation.
2001 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 6 Sept. 44 Perkins sways effortlessly from Marvin Gaye-type panache to Bob Marley-like patulousness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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