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noninvasive
[ non-in-vey-siv ]
adjective
, Medicine/Medical.
- not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized:
a noninvasive tumor.
- not entering or penetrating the body or disturbing body tissue, especially in a diagnostic procedure.
noninvasive
/ ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv /
adjective
- (of medical treatment) not involving the making of a relatively large incision in the body or the insertion of instruments, etc, into the patient
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Other Words From
- nonin·vasive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noninvasive1
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Example Sentences
This test is a noninvasive cat scan (CT scan) of your heart to look for coronary calcium buildup.
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