Look up: invasive

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   Invasive
   The ability of a plant to spread quickly and will crowd out other plantings Great for a ground cover but dangerous for a well kept, under control garden bed.
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   invasive
   [Adjective] Entering into something in a forceful way
   Example: The soap star said that the Press had been invasive.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   Invasive
   intrude on others' territory or rights
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/sch
   
   
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   invasive
   [adj] - (medicine) relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision 2. [adj] - marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
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   invasive
   Medical tests which involve gaining entry into the body via a needle, tube, or hand.
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   Invasive
   An invasive medical procedure involves either making a surgical cut in the skin or inserting an instrument, such as a needle or a tube, into the body. The procedure may be a form of treatment or investigation. This term may also be used to describe a disease that has a tendency to spread to surrounding tissues.
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   Invasive
   describes something that spreads throughout body tissues, such as a tumour or micro-organism; also describes a medical procedure in which body tissues are penetrated
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   Invasive
   Invasive refers to tests or procedures which enter the body or puncture the skin. It can also refer to a tumour that invades healthy tissues.
   Found on http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   Invasive
   In·va'sive adjective [ Late Latin invasivus : confer French invasif . See Invade .] Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive. ' Invasive war.' Hoole.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/91
   
   
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    invasive
    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. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    invasive
    adjective marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; `invasive cancer cells`
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    Invasive
    `Invasive` may refer to: *An invasion *An invasive species *An invasive medical procedure See also: intrusive
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive
    
    
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    invasive
    (in-va´siv) pertaining to or characterized by invasion. involving puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of an instrument or injection of foreign material into the body; said of diagnostic techniques and procedures.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Invasive
    • (a.) Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    invasive
    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.
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    Invasive
    A medical procedure that requires the healthcare provider to insert an instrument through the skin or into a body opening. Examples of invasie procedures include vaginal ultrasounds, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling and blood-based pregnancy tests.
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/I/4