- Polymodal
Polymodal is having multiple modes or modalities. Examples include:
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Polymodality , multiple stimulus modalities (e.g. free nerve endings)
*Polytonality , multiple musical modes
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polymodal — polymodal, ale, aux [pɔlimɔdal, o] adj. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; de poly , et modal. ❖ ♦ Mus. Caractérisé par l emploi de modes différents dans la même œuvre (polymodalité, n. f.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
polymodal — poly·mod·al mōd əl adj responding to several different forms of sensory stimulation (as heat, touch, and chemicals) <unmyelinated polymodal nociceptors> … Medical dictionary
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polymodal hallucination — see compound hallucination … Dictionary of Hallucinations
polymodal nociceptor — a nociceptor of unmyelinated nerve fibers, activated by several different types of stimuli such as heat, mechanical pressure, or chemical mediators of inflammation as a result of tissue injury. Called also C fiber n … Medical dictionary
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