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noninvasive

[ non-in-vey-siv ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized:

    a noninvasive tumor.

  2. not entering or penetrating the body or disturbing body tissue, especially in a diagnostic procedure.


noninvasive

/ ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv /

adjective

  1. (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

  • nonin·vasive·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of noninvasive1

First recorded in 1970–75; non- + invasive

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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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