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noninvasive

noninvasive

4 4.2
A medical test or treatment that does not cut the skin and does not enter the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no invasivo
  • Many patients prefer noninvasive treatments that do not require surgery.
  • noninvasive ventilation
  • noninvasive method
  • noninvasive imaging

We're getting a little better by developing more noninvasive ways of measuring these things.

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Examples

  • Some of these patients, however, try to avoid surgical intervention, seeking alternative, noninvasive methods of treatment.

    Academic text (2004)

  • So noninvasive ventilation is an established treatment modality in many lung problems.

  • We're getting a little better by developing more noninvasive ways of measuring these things.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • It's a noninvasive extraction of cells.

    The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

  • Please exit your homes with your arms raised for a noninvasive scanning procedure.

    RoboCop (2014)

  • We can actually see that now, and it can see that happening in real time on noninvasive brain scans.

    Lex Fridman

  • Surface EMG provides us with a powerful noninvasive tool to investigate the status and function of muscles.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Our goal is to develop noninvasive, inexpensive tests for LPR.

    Academic text (2002)

  • In this case, the equipment needed for prosthetic assessment will be minimal, noninvasive, relatively simple, and inexpensive.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Importantly, ECG monitoring is the major noninvasive method to assess the effect of a drug on these specialized cardiac tissues.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

nonsurgical
vsnoninvasive
1 3.9

A treatment done without an operation on the body

is more specific meaning no skin puncture or body cavity entry
nonoperative
vsnoninvasive
  • Specialized
6.5

Not working or not treated by surgery

is limited to the physical idea of avoiding skin or cavity puncture
non-intrusive
vsnoninvasive
4.5

Not causing trouble or interrupting what people do

is specifically about no skin puncture or body cavity entry

Antonyms

invasive
  • Specialized
23 6.3

Using cuts or instruments to enter the body

How Invasive

invasive
  • Specialized
23 6.3
noninvasive
  • Specialized
4 4.2

Surface Forms

noninvasive positive

Morphology

noninvasive = invasive (transparent) = non + invasive

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation of the adjective 'invasive' with the productive prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Noninvasive shows its meaning in its parts: non- means 'not' and invade means 'to enter', like when an army goes into a place. So, a noninvasive medical test or treatment does not 'enter' the body or break the skin.