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modality Definition

mo·dal·ity (mō dal′ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the fact, state, or quality of being modal
  2. a special attribute, emphasis, etc. that marks certain individuals, things, groups, etc.
  3. Logic the qualification in a proposition that indicates that what is affirmed or denied is possible, impossible, necessary, contingent, etc.
  4. Med.
    1. the employment of, or the method of employment of, a therapeutic agent
    2. a specific sensory channel, as vision or hearing

Etymology: ML modalitas

modality Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • identity: A five ' zone ' framework of ' modalities of emergent identity ' will be presented.
  • treatment: For this modality of treatment, patients might attend between 2 to 5 times a week over a 4 to 12 week period.

Converse of object

  • combine: Combining both modalities allowed surgical cure of all insulinomas in our study.
  • employ: These structures ultimately reflect the different long-term memory modalities employed to process information, i.e. , semantic or episodic structures.
  • define: On the other hand, these norms in turn define the modality of social co-operation.
  • explore: Further exploring possible modalities for increased international cooperation on tax matters.

Adjective modifier

  • sensory: How do the different sensory modalities interact in order to provide a unique perception of the world?
  • epistemic: Chapter 1 introduces the ' ' notional category of epistemic modality ' ' .
  • alethic: In 1958 he read Time and Modality and was impressed by the parallel Prior drew between tense and the alethic modalities.
  • deontic: Chapter 6 addresses epistemic and deontic modality, tense, aspect, and evidentiality.
  • therapeutic: How do you choose which patient for which therapeutic modality?
  • auditory: We examined the neural response in the same individuals to stimuli displaying fear and disgust presented in both visual and auditory modalities.

Modifies a noun

  • judgment: Bob Hodge and David Tripp have been closely associated with the study of children's ' modality judgements ' .
  • therapy: The results of combined modality therapy are reviewed in this article.

Noun used with modifier

  • imaging: MRI is a very popular imaging modality used for studying the brain.
  • healing: Rarely have I ever seen such an impressive healing modality.
  • treatment: Expect to achieve March 2004 target in at least three out of the four treatment modalities.
  • screening: A single prostate specific antigen determination was liked less than a combination of all three screening modalities.
  • interaction: The interaction modality is often restricted to clicking on a static interface in order to trigger new material to be shown.
  • drug: Implementation of ' Models of Care ' , the national framework within which all adult drug misuse treatment modalities are provided.