Definition of modality
modalities
1a : the quality or state of being modalb : a modal quality or attribute : form
2 : the classification of logical propositions (see proposition 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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The practitioner should be a veterinarian trained in those modalities, or someone who works under the supervision of a veterinarian.
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The third modality addressed in Caleb’s treatment at the Sensory Learning Center is the vestibular.
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playMedical Definition of modality
modalities
1: one of the main avenues of sensation (as vision)
2a: a usually physical therapeutic agencyb: an apparatus for applying a modality
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