NONINVASIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noninvasive mean? 

• NONINVASIVE (adjective)
  The adjective NONINVASIVE has 1 sense:

1. relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity

  Familiarity information: NONINVASIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONINVASIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Antonym:

invasive (relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision)

 Context examples 

The findings suggest a noninvasive approach to diagnosing prostate cancer and assessing tumor progression.

(Biomarker Signatures of Prostate Cancer, NIH)

When combined with radioiodine 123 (I-123), expressed NIS facilitates uptake of I-123 into MV-infected cells, thereby allowing for noninvasive imaging of viral gene expression.

(Oncolytic Measles Virus Encoding Thyroidal Sodium Iodide Symporter, NCI Thesaurus)

A noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct.

(DCIS, NCI Dictionary)

DCIS is a noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct and have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast.

(Ductal carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

LCIS is a noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lobules of the breast.

(Lobular carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

A method to assess fetal oxygenation status during labor and delivery using a noninvasive reflectance pulse oximeter.

(Fetal Pulse Oximetry, NCI Thesaurus)

A primary, noninvasive, slow growing neoplasm of the brain that occurs above the cerebellar tentorium.

(Benign Supratentorial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

DCIS is a noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct.

(Breast carcinoma in situ, NCI Dictionary)

A primary, slow growing, noninvasive neoplasm of the brain.

(Benign Brain Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A National Institutes of Health study found that noninvasive brain stimulation decreased calorie consumption and increased weight loss in adults who are obese.

(Brain stimulation limits calories consumed in adults with obesity, NIH)