noninvasive
adjective
non·in·va·sive
ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv 
-ziv
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
noninvasively
adverb
Examples of noninvasive in a Sentence
noninvasive techniques of measuring brain activity
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 30 June 2025
Before finding the noninvasive procedure, Fergie admitted to having had Botox and mesotherapy (which involves injections of vitamins, minerals and amino acids) in the past.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 5 July 2025
Duncan, the professor at Northwestern, is focused on using ovarian stiffness as a way to track ovarian aging through noninvasive imaging and as a target for treatment.
—Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
The researchers emphasize that the current phase of study is focused on noninvasive analysis.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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noninvasive
adjective
non·in·va·sive
ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv, -ziv
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
noninvasively
adverb
noninvasiveness
noun
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