ˈpatulent, a. rare.
[app. f. L. patul-us spreading, patulous, with ending as in patent.]
Open, expanded, gaping.
| 1709 P. Blair in Phil. Trans. XXVII. 72 The Hairs are more loose and the Pores more patulent and obvious. 1803 Medical Jrnl. X. 435 Pressure would approximate the sides of the uterus, and close these patulent vessels. |