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single-modality treatment

[ˈsɪŋɡəl məˈdælɪti ˈtriːtmənt]
nounpl: single-modality treatments
tratamento de modalidade única
1. A therapeutic approach using only one form or method of treatment
The patient received single-modality treatment with chemotherapy alone.
O paciente recebeu tratamento de modalidade única apenas com quimioterapia.
2. In medical context, treatment employing a single therapeutic technique or agent without combining multiple approaches
Single-modality treatment may be less effective than multimodal approaches in advanced cancers.
O tratamento de modalidade única pode ser menos eficaz que as abordagens multimodais em cânceres avançados.
Synonyms
monotherapyunimodal treatmentsingle-agent therapyunifocal treatment
Antonyms
multimodal treatmentcombination therapymulti-modality treatmentintegrated treatment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tratamento de modalidade única
Standard medical terminology used in Brazilian healthcare
Portugal
tratamento de modalidade única
European Portuguese equivalent, commonly used in Portuguese medical literature

Related Idioms & Phrases

go it alone with treatment
one-pronged approach to therapy
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