Definition
Different methods, forms, or ways of doing something; in medicine, different types of treatment or diagnostic procedures.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'modalitas' meaning manner or method, from 'modus' meaning measure or manner. The term entered English in the 17th century through scholastic philosophy, later expanding into medical and general usage.
Kelly Says
In medical contexts, 'modalities' sounds technical but simply means 'different ways to treat someone' - whether through surgery, medication, therapy, or other approaches. The word's philosophical origins reflect humanity's ancient interest in categorizing the different ways things can exist or be done.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
ARالعربية
الأنماط (al-anwaṭ)
al-an-wa-t
BNবাংলা
মোডালিটি
mo-da-li-ti
CACatalà
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
CSČeština
modalita
mo-da-li-ta
DADansk
modaliteter
mo-da-li-te-ter
DEDeutsch
Modalitäten
mo-da-li-taet-en
ELΕλληνικά
μορφές
mor-fes
ESEspañol
modalidades
mo-da-li-da-des
FAفارسی
حالت ها
ha-lat ha
FRFrançais
modalités
mo-da-li-tés
GUGU
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
HAHA
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
HEעברית
אפשרויות
e-p-sh-ro-ot
HUMagyar
módosítások
mo-do-si-ta-s-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
modalitas
mo-da-li-tas
IGIG
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
ITItaliano
modalità
mo-da-li-ta
JA日本語
モダリティ (Modarīti)
mo-da-ri-ti
KKKK
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
KMKM
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
KO한국어
모달리티 (Modeolariti)
mo-da-ri-ti
MRMR
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
MSBahasa Melayu
modali
mo-da-li
MYမြန်မာ
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
NLNederlands
modaliteiten
mo-da-li-te-i-en
NONorsk
modaliteter
mo-da-li-te-ter
PAPA
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
PLPolski
modalności
mo-da-l-no-sci
PTPortuguês
modalidades
mo-da-li-da-des
RORomână
modalități
mo-da-li-ta-ți
RUРусский
модальности
mo-dal-nosti
SVSvenska
modaliteter
mo-da-li-te-ter
SWKiswahili
mtazamo
m-ta-za-mo
TAதமிழ்
முறைகள்
mu-rai-gai
TEతెలుగు
విధానాలు
vi-dha-na-alu
TRTürkçe
modaliteler
mo-da-li-te-ler
UKУкраїнська
можливості
mozh-ly-vos-ti
VITiếng Việt
tính năng
tinh-nang
YOYO
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es
ZUZU
modalities
mo-da-li-ti-es