trimodality
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The use of three medical methods, like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, to treat disease
- noun
- /traɪˈmoʊdəlɪti/
- Specialized
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trimodalidad
- The new cancer treatment successfully uses trimodality to combine chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy.
Examples
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In an even more complex study, an affibody-based trimodality nanoprobe was developed for combined PET, optical, and MRI.
Academic text (2017) -
Doctors are exploring trimodality approaches that integrate medication, physical therapy, and psychological support for better patient recovery.
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In the research paper, the authors discuss the benefits of trimodality care that incorporates medication, dietary changes, and exercise.
Synonyms
7.0
Using two or more treatments together to treat a medical problem
is limited to exactly three treatment types rather than a broader range
How Many
Surface Forms
trimodality singular
trimodalities plural
Morphology
Etymology
Trimodality comes from the parts tri- meaning 'three' and modality meaning 'mode' or 'way'. In medicine it means combining three treatment methods, for example surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, so trimodality refers to using three different medical approaches together.