modulatory🔊adjEtymology Morphologically modulate + -ory1Of or pertaining to modulation.Derived termsangiomodulatory, biomodulatory, bronchomodulatory, cardiomodulatory, comodulatory, cytomodulatory, genomodulatory, immunomodulatory, inflammomodulatory, mechanomodulatory, metamodulatory, neuromodulatory, oncomodulatory, transmodulatory, vasomodulatory