noninvasive

adjective non·in·va·sive \ ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv , -ziv \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

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Definition of noninvasive

1 : not tending to spread; specifically : not tending to infiltrate and destroy healthy tissue

noninvasive cancer of the bladder

2 : not being or involving an invasive medical procedure

noninvasive imaging techniques

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noninvasively

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noninvasive techniques of measuring brain activity

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Today’s imaging tools are noninvasive, which means there’s nary a brush or Q-tip in sight, and there will be no removal of particles.

— nina siegal, New York Times, "Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’," 26 Feb. 2018
Migraine specialists are also exploring other treatments, including forehead and eyelid surgery to decompress branches of the trigeminal nerve, as well as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive way of altering nerve cell activity.

— david noonan, Scientific American, "New Nerve Drugs May Finally Prevent Migraine Headaches," 1 Dec. 2015
Fortunately, now there are several different noninvasive procedures that can improve the skin laxity in that area.

— dr. carlos wolf, miamiherald, "Woman has 'bat wings' on biceps. How should she get rid of them?," 29 June 2018
At his lab in Kentucky, Seales subjected the papyrus scraps to a battery of noninvasive tests.

— henrik knudsen, Smithsonian, "Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia," 26 June 2018
This noninvasive type of brain imaging tracks how quickly water flows among regions of the brain.

— susan pinker, WSJ, "New Skills Build New Brain Architecture, Research Shows," 14 June 2018
For example, the hospital recently introduced state-of-the-art radiation therapy services and new, noninvasive PET/CT scans to its cancer institute.

— kim wangler, Indianapolis Star, "At Witham, top-tier care comes with the comfort of community," 11 June 2018
Sarkar and Harrison said that primary-care providers must be on the lookout for a combination of risk factors that warrant sending patients to a specialist for a noninvasive liver ultrasound known as a FibroScan.

— cathie anderson, sacbee, "A liver disease you've never heard of is putting 12 million Americans' lives at risk," 7 June 2018
As years passed, and the noninvasive landscape evolved, clocking out for an hour became more meaningful.

— jolene edgar, Allure, "The Return of Downtime: Why Invasive Plastic Surgery Procedures Are on the Rise," 3 May 2018

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medical : done without cutting the body or putting something into the body

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adjective non·in·va·sive \ ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv, -ziv \

medical Definition of noninvasive

1 : not tending to spread; specifically : not tending to infiltrate and destroy healthy tissue

noninvasive cancer of the bladder

2 : not being or involving an invasive medical procedure

noninvasive imaging techniques that do not require the injection of dyes

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noninvasiveness

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