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noninvasive

American

[non-in-vey-siv] / ˌnɒn ɪnˈveɪ sɪv /

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 British

/ 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 Word Forms

noninvasively

adverb

Etymology

Origin of noninvasive

First recorded in 1970–75; non- + invasive

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