modality
noun
mo·dal·i·ty
mō-ˈda-lə-tē 
plural modalities
2
: the classification of logical propositions (see proposition sense 1) according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content
3
: one of the main avenues of sensation (such as vision)
4
: a usually physical therapeutic agency
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Guests who step into the urban oasis, inside a 1930s Craftsman on Abbot Kinney, get to experience various modalities, from Japanese acupuncture to Ayurvedic bodywork and Nordic bathing.
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
Also consider additional soft-tissue recovery modalities such as foam rolling and massage.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
That hostage deal must include modalities to facilitate humanitarian relief and be closely synchronized with a famine-prevention plan to maximize aid delivery.
—Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
Every orthopedic clinician needs to become familiar with this modality, and the Las Vegas Regenerative Medicine and MSK Ultrasound Course is honored to have ZetrOZ demonstrate how this works at our course.
—Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
By emulating the sensation of touch, which is a remarkably effective healing modality in and of itself, Apollo can replicate some of the effects of MDMA.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Complex Interactions Will Be Replaced By Simpler Commands The human experience with technology can be greatly improved with natural language as an extra modality of interaction.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
These issues come up every time there’s a new modality.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
That risk-reward proposition helps explain why Eli Lilly acquired POINT Biopharma to diversify into the radiopharmaceutical modality, now heavily reliant on its obesity and diabetes franchises.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
Also consider additional soft-tissue recovery modalities such as foam rolling and massage.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
That hostage deal must include modalities to facilitate humanitarian relief and be closely synchronized with a famine-prevention plan to maximize aid delivery.
—Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
Every orthopedic clinician needs to become familiar with this modality, and the Las Vegas Regenerative Medicine and MSK Ultrasound Course is honored to have ZetrOZ demonstrate how this works at our course.
—Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
By emulating the sensation of touch, which is a remarkably effective healing modality in and of itself, Apollo can replicate some of the effects of MDMA.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Complex Interactions Will Be Replaced By Simpler Commands The human experience with technology can be greatly improved with natural language as an extra modality of interaction.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
These issues come up every time there’s a new modality.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
That risk-reward proposition helps explain why Eli Lilly acquired POINT Biopharma to diversify into the radiopharmaceutical modality, now heavily reliant on its obesity and diabetes franchises.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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modality
noun
mo·dal·i·ty
mō-ˈdal-ət-ē
plural modalities
1
: one of the main avenues of sensation (as vision)
2
a
: a usually physical therapeutic agency
b
: an apparatus for applying a modality
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