modification
mod.i.fi.ca.tion \.ma:d-*-f*-'ka--sh*n\ n 1: the limiting of a statement : QUALIFICATION 2: MODE 3a: the making of a limited change in something 3b: a change in an organism caused by environmental factors
Webster's English Dictionarymod.i.fi.ca.tion \.ma:d-*-f*-'ka--sh*n\ n 1: the limiting of a statement : QUALIFICATION 2: MODE 3a: the making of a limited change in something 3b: a change in an organism caused by environmental factors