noninvasive

[ non-in-vey-siv ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized:

   a noninvasive tumor.

2. not entering or penetrating the body or disturbing body tissue, especially in a diagnostic procedure.

noninvasive

/ ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv /

adjective

1. (of medical treatment) not involving the making of a relatively large incision in the body or the insertion of instruments, etc, into the patient

Other Words From

• nonin·vasive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of noninvasive¹

First recorded in 1970–75; non- + invasive

Example Sentences

These techniques are entirely noninvasive, allowing for frequent use without causing stress to the animals.

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Assistant Professor Zhenhua Tian has pressed forward another step in the march of progress using robotics and noninvasive acoustics, and his team's work has been published in Science Advances.

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Biomedical engineer Annabelle Singer has spent the past decade developing a noninvasive therapy for Alzheimer's disease that uses flickering lights and rhythmic tones to modulate brain waves.

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"We are also developing similar noninvasive technologies that can detect the use of other types of substances without collecting urine or blood samples."

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Future trials using the device may offer a safe and noninvasive way of treating depression.

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