modality
(mō-dăl′ĭt-ē )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.1. Method of application or the employment of any therapeutic agent, device, or treatment.
2. Any specific sensory stimulus such as taste, touch, vision, pressure, or hearing.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Modality." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751389/all/physical_agent_modality.
Modality. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751389/all/physical_agent_modality. Accessed November 27, 2025.
Modality. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751389/all/physical_agent_modality
Modality [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 November 27]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751389/all/physical_agent_modality.
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