invasion
25
5.7
- noun
- /ɪnˈveɪʒən/
- Specialized
:
invasión
- The doctor explained that the invasion of malignant cells into surrounding tissues can complicate treatment.
- invasion of privacy
- orbital invasion
- petrous temporal bone invasion
So there's invasion by the variants that aren't producing siderophores because they don't have any advantage, but they're costly.
- So there's invasion by the variants that aren't producing siderophores because they don't have any advantage, but they're costly.
Examples
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Pathology reports were reviewed for invasion of adjacent nerve, muscle, bone, vasculature, and other structures.
Academic text (2008) -
When orbital or intracranial invasion occurs, antifungal chemotherapy can be added.
Academic text (2001) -
In any case, then, what were the effects on a community, on a Society of an invasion of a disease of this type?
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Therefore, we examined the extent to which patterns of plant invasion varied across regions.
Academic text (2013) -
One patient who had evidence of bone invasion on pathology did not experience a recurrence.
Academic text (2008) -
We present the third case in which, to our knowledge, there was no invasion of the petrous temporal bone.
Academic text (2008) -
Trophoblast invasion pre adapts cells for metastasis.
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CT scanning is a more sensitive indicator of invasion and bony destruction, the hallmark of this disease.
Academic text (1995) -
The patient's test results showed an invasion of the lung tissue, indicating the spread of cancer.
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Research suggests that an invasion of harmful bacteria can lead to serious health problems.
Synonyms
594
3.1
Harmful germs enter the body and make you sick
4
7.8
A disease like cancer that spreads from one part of the body to another
Antonyms
Compounds
1
7.9
A series of Mongol attacks in the 1200s and 1300s that took control of much of Asia and Eastern Europe
- Australian
A quick spread of cane toads into new areas that harms native animals and plants
Allied landing on Leyte Island, Philippines, in October 1944 that began the islands' liberation and saw Japan's first kamikaze attacks
- Australian
A day when Indigenous Australians and their supporters remember the arrival of European settlers and the harm they caused
How Invasive
- Specialized
4
7.8
- Specialized
25
5.7
26
6.0
- Specialized
4
6.8
- Specialized
76
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Invasion comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and vadere 'to go', which is like the English word 'go'. That idea of 'going into' new space explains why doctors use invasion for cancer or infection that moves into healthy parts of the body.