non·in·va·sive (n n  n-v  sv)adj. 1. Not penetrating the body, as by incision or injection: noninvasive surgery; a noninvasive diagnostic method. 2. Not invading healthy tissue: noninvasive cancer of the bladder. |
noninvasive [ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv]
adj
(Medicine / Surgery) (of medical treatment) not involving the making of a relatively large incision in the body or the insertion of instruments, etc., into the patient
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| Adj. | 1. | noninvasive - relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques invasive - relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision |
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