noninvasive
adjective
non·in·va·sive
ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv 
-ziv
1
: not tending to spread
specifically
: not tending to infiltrate and destroy healthy tissue
noninvasive cancer of the bladder
2
: not being or involving an invasive medical procedure
noninvasive imaging techniques
noninvasively
adverb
Examples of noninvasive in a Sentence
noninvasive techniques of measuring brain activity
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Your healthcare provider will run several noninvasive diagnostic tests to diagnose retrograde amnesia.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 May 2025
There are several ways to screen, including noninvasive stool tests.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The pope suffered a number of respiratory complications, such as inhaling some vomit that led to aspiration and required noninvasive mechanical ventilation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Noninvasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noninvasive. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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noninvasive
adjective
non·in·va·sive
ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv, -ziv
1
: not tending to spread
specifically
: not tending to infiltrate and destroy healthy tissue
noninvasive cancer of the bladder
2
: not being or involving an invasive medical procedure
noninvasive imaging techniques that do not require the injection of dyes
noninvasively
adverb
noninvasiveness
noun
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