MODIFIED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modified mean? 

• MODIFIED (adjective)
  The adjective MODIFIED has 2 senses:

1. changed in form or character

2. mediocre

  Familiarity information: MODIFIED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODIFIED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Changed in form or character

Context example:

the performance of the modified aircraft was much improved

Similar:

adapted; altered (changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose)

qualified; restricted (restricted in meaning; (as e.g. 'man' in 'a tall man'))

Also:

qualified (limited or restricted; not absolute)

varied (characterized by variety)

Antonym:

unmodified (not changed in form or character)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mediocre

Synonyms:

limited; modified

Similar:

qualified (limited or restricted; not absolute)

 Context examples 

The modified Fc region of XmAb5574 increases binding affinity to Fc-gamma receptors of effector cells and thereby enhances antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cell-mediated phagocytosis (ADCP).

(Anti-CD19 Monoclonal Antibody XmAb5574, NCI Thesaurus)

The law is also slightly modified when the model incorporates Maeder's new hypothesis.

(There May Be No Dark Matter, Dark Energy in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The relationship likely significantly modified the environment, scientists say.

(Researchers discover oldest evidence of 'farming' by insects, NSF)

Also called mFOLFOX-6, mFOLFOX-6 regimen, and modified FOLFOX-6.

(modified FOLFOX-6 regimen, NCI Dictionary)

The team compared how bacterial infections progressed in the brains of genetically modified mice that either had too much or no beta-amyloid.

(Alzheimer’s protein may have natural antibiotic role, NIH)

To examine this, the researchers used a technique called optogenetics, in which the neurons of animals are genetically modified, so they can be controlled using pulses of light.

(New Findings Reveal Surprising Role of the Cerebellum in Reward and Social Behaviors, National Institutes of Health)

This version is modified from A. Rey in 1964 and is used to evaluate verbal learning and memory abilities in both children and adults.

(Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Auditory Verbal Learning Test Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale-NACC Version (MHIS-NACC) Reproduced with permission.

(Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale-NACC Version Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The rate of disease occurrence, or proportion of disease occurrences in a given population, during a specified time period, statistically modified to eliminate the effect of the various age distributions.

(Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called mFOLFOX-6, mFOLFOX-6 regimen, and modified FOLFOX-6 regimen.

(modified FOLFOX-6, NCI Dictionary)