invasive
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6.3
- adjective
- /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
- Specialized
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invasivo
- When these conservative treatments are not effective, invasive treatments that require entering the joint capsule may be needed.
- minimally invasive
- invasive surgery
- invasive procedure
So this is a source of non invasive pluripotent stem cells.
- So this is a source of non invasive pluripotent stem cells.
- On the medical side, there are better, simpler, less invasive tests for the girls.
- And they can range from, and let's limit ourselves to sort of imaging based non invasive techniques.
- And you can sign up for an account and do a more invasive scan that will give you a lot more information.
- Currently existing non invasive cancer tests look for circulating free DNA, which is then sequenced.
- The also, the other reality is the more invasive the procedures such as injections are stronger than than a pill.
- What I what I actually prefer as a vision is is still medications because those are, you know minimally invasive.
- Go ahead with it because it's non invasive and the risk can be very, very well defined, you know, and if it does small amounts of good, so be it.
Examples
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Radiofrequency ablation and other invasive thermal ablation techniques have improved patient survival probabilities.
Academic text (2017) -
Well, the gastrostomy is an invasive procedure.
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Now, it could be more, because this is a complex and invasive surgery.
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Does your insurance cover invasive procedures?
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It's a highly invasive procedure.
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It's a very invasive procedure.
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One daughter has hired a lawyer to fight against further invasive procedures.
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On the medical side, there are better, simpler, less invasive tests for the girls.
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For years, surgeons have looked for methods of performing less invasive procedures in a more precise manner.
Academic text (2003) -
In some cases, patients may require an invasive treatment involving surgery or other procedures that penetrate the skin.
Synonyms
Relating to putting something into the body during medical treatment
About putting something into the body or cells during medical treatment
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.2
A medical test or treatment that does not cut the skin and does not enter the body
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
Plants or animals from another place that spread quickly and harm local plants and animals
- Specialized
An operation using small tools and a camera to bypass blocked blood vessels while the heart beats
- Specialized
A fish from another place that spreads quickly and harms local plants and animals
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Invasive comes from in- 'in' and the root of invade 'to go into'. That is why an invasive medical procedure actually 'goes into' the body, often by cutting or using instruments.