modeling

modeling definition - medical

mod·el·ing (mŏdˈl-ĭng)

noun
  1. The acquisition of a new skill by observing and imitating that behavior being performed by another individual.
  2. In behavior modification, a treatment procedure in which the therapist models the target behavior which the learner is to imitate.
  3. A continuous process by which a bone is altered in size and shape during its growth by resorption and formation of bone at different sites and rates.

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