modality

CEFRB2

/məˈdæləti/

noun

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noun
A particular way, form, or method of doing something.
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noun
Extra detail
The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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The therapist chose a new treatment modality for the patient.
The four major modalities used in patients with solid tumors are (a) surgery, (b) radiation therapy, (c) chemotherapy, and (d) immunotherapy
If a port-wine stain has been treated with another modality, such as the argon, CO2, or KTP laser, electrocautery, radiation, or tattooing, FPDL treatment may provide less lightening and improvement.

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If a port-wine stain has been treated with another modality, such as the argon, CO2, or KTP laser, electrocautery, radiation, or tattooing, FPDL treatment may provide less lightening and improvement.
2001, Gregory Keller, Victor Lacombe, Lasers in Aesthetic Surgery, page 188
The four major modalities used in patients with solid tumors are (a) surgery, (b) radiation therapy, (c) chemotherapy, and (d) immunotherapy
2006, Richard A. Helms, David J. Quan, Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management, page 2487
Exercise training is a therapeutic modality that should be considered for all patients with ventricular dysfunction
2010, Ellen Hillegass, H. Steven Sadowsky, Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
In general, pharmacotherapy is less effective as a single modality approach than psychotherapy when treating chronic depression with an Axis II disorder.
2011, George M. Kapalka, Pediatricians and Pharmacologically Trained Psychologists, page 7
Thus, the University budgeting system can be seen not only as modality in the reproduction of social structures, but also as an important means of meeting deeply rooted psychological needs for ontological security.
1997, Christopher G. A. Bryant, David Jary, Anthony Giddens: Critical Assessments - Volume 4, →ISBN, page 307

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Borrowed from French modalité.