noninvasive

[non-in-vey-siv]

non·in·va·sive

[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.

Origin:
1970–75; non- + invasive

non·in·va·sive·ly, adverb
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Noninvasive is always a great word to know.
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a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
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noninvasive (ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv)
 
adj
(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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noninvasive non·in·va·sive (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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