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

Recent Examples on the Web

Renal ultrasound: This noninvasive imaging test can detect kidney injury, changes in blood vessels or filtering units, and abnormal cysts or growths. —Md Published, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025

Sometimes, this is done through a noninvasive blood test from the mother during pregnancy or from a tiny drop of blood taken from a newborn's heel. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Her patient was a pregnant woman who had opted for noninvasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, a screen for Down syndrome and a handful of other conditions that had been on the market for only two years. —Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025

Users, expected to number 30 million in the United States by 2030 according to J.P. Morgan Research, are turning to a slew of noninvasive treatments and a growing crop of skin care products that promise to address the changes to both the body and face. —Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for noninvasive

• unpersuasive
• abrasive
• invasive
• persuasive
• pervasive

Medical Definition

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