In medicine, it describes a procedure that does not require inserting an instrument through the skin or into a body opening. In cancer, it describes disease that has not spread outside the tissue in which it began.
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<procedure> Denoting a procedure that does not require insertion of an instrument or device through the skin or a body orifice for diagnosis or treatment. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(non″in-va´siv) not involving puncture of the skin or other entry into the body; said of diagnostic studies and procedures.
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a device or procedure that does not require puncturing the skin.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: non′in-vā′siv Definitions: 1. Denoting a procedure that does not require insertion of an instrument or device through the skin or a body orifice for diagnosis or treatment.
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A medical procedure that does not require the healthcare provider to insert an instrument through the skin or into a body opening. Examples of noninvasie procedures include abdominal ultrasounds, non stress tests, urinalysis and a urine-based pregnancy test.
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adj] - (medicine) relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
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a term that is used to describe medical procedures that do not enter or penetrate the body; also refers to noncancerous tumours that do not spread to other sections of the body
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adjective relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
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not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized: a noninvasive tumor. · not entering or penetrating the body or disturbing body tissue, esp. in a diagnostic procedure.
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