Definition of Invasive

1. Adjective. Relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision.

Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Antonyms: Noninvasive

2. Adjective. Marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue. "Invasive cancer cells"
Similar to: Aggressive, Fast-growing, Strong-growing
Antonyms: Confined
Derivative terms: Invade

3. Adjective. Involving invasion or aggressive attack. "Invasive war"
Exact synonyms: Incursive, Invading
Similar to: Offensive
Derivative terms: Invade

4. Adjective. Gradually intrusive without right or permission. "Trespassing hunters"
Exact synonyms: Encroaching, Trespassing
Similar to: Intrusive
Derivative terms: Invade

Definition of Invasive

1. a. Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.

Definition of Invasive

1. invasion [adj] - See also: invasion

Medical Definition of Invasive

1. 1. Having the quality of invasiveness. 2. Involving puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of an instrument or foreign material into the body, said of diagnostic techniques. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Invasive

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