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noninvasive

 
Dictionary: non·in·va·sive   (nŏn'ĭn-vā'sĭv) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Not penetrating the body, as by incision or injection: noninvasive surgery; a noninvasive diagnostic method.
  2. Not invading healthy tissue: noninvasive cancer of the bladder.

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(nŏn'ĭn-vā'sĭv)
adj.
  1. Not penetrating the body, as by incision. Used especially of a diagnostic procedure.
  2. Not invading healthy tissue.
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (medicine) relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
  Antonym: invasive (meaning #1)

 
 

 

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