noninvasive

[ non-in-vey-siv ]

/ ˌnɒn ɪnˈveɪ sɪv /

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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.

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Origin of noninvasive

First recorded in 1970–75; non- + invasive

OTHER WORDS FROM noninvasive

non·in·va·sive·ly, adverb

Words nearby noninvasive

nonintellectual, nonintercourse, Nonintercourse Act, noninterference, nonintervention, noninvasive, nonionic detergent, noniron, nonisolated proteinuria, nonissue, nonjoinder

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How to use noninvasive in a sentence

Jonathan Bates, a family lawyer in Dallas, says that in most Texas cases, “the parents each have the independent right to consent to noninvasive medical decisions.”
Divorced parents are going to court over vaccinating their kids against the coronavirus|Christine Nguyen|October 7, 2021|Washington Post
XRF, a noninvasive technique, works by shooting an X-ray beam at a sample, kicking the atoms in the sample into a higher-energy state.
Ink analysis reveals Marie Antoinette’s letters’ hidden words and who censored them|Carolyn Gramling|October 1, 2021|Science News
It’s a noninvasive procedure that involves placing patients in an fMRI machine and training them to pattern their own neural activity to match some standard, presumably healthier mental state.
Fresh off a Pulitzer win for ‘The Overstory,’ Richard Powers delivers another environmental ode|Ron Charles|September 21, 2021|Washington Post
He’s also working with the Nature Conservancy to set up noninvasive, solar-powered cameras on Palmyra Atoll, an island in the heart of the Pacific Ocean surrounded by more than 15,000 acres of coral reef.
The Brilliant 10: The most innovative up-and-coming minds in science|Bill Gourgey|September 20, 2021|Popular-Science

When the pandemic led to a surge in demand for accurate, noninvasive thermometers, Exergen increased manufacturing capacity more than fourfold in 2020.
Francesco ’70, SM ’72, and Marybeth Pompei|Katie McLean|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
This test is a noninvasive cat scan (CT scan) of your heart to look for coronary calcium buildup.
Could a Daily Aspirin Be Deadly?|Arthur Agatston, M.D.|February 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for noninvasive

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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Medical definitions for noninvasive

noninvasive

[ nŏn′ĭn-vā′sĭv ]

adj.

Not penetrating the body, as by incision. Used especially of a diagnostic procedure.

Not invading healthy tissue.