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Yajaira Sierra-Sastre, crew scientist, administers a nasal patency test to me earlier this year during our two-week practice mission at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.
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Kate Greene, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2013
These last two tests are looking at the openness of the nose, also known as nasal patency.
—Kate Greene, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2013
Kate Greene, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2013
These last two tests are looking at the openness of the nose, also known as nasal patency.
—Kate Greene, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2013
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patency
noun
pa·ten·cy
ˈpat-ᵊn-sē 
ˈpāt-
ˈpāt-
plural patencies
: the quality or state of being open or unobstructed
evaluating arterial patency
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