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

Recent Examples on the Web

Facial recognition provides a noninvasive way to identify individuals who have already been identified as security risks while ensuring that the vast majority of people who pass through public spaces are not being identified or tracked. —Dara Riordan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Called cell-free DNA sequence analysis or simply noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), the procedure involves taking a maternal blood sample at least 10 weeks into pregnancy. —Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024

According to a 2016 commission schedule, reps could earn $40 for winning an order for a new sleep apnea machine, $100 for a new oxygen patient and $200 for a noninvasive ventilator. —Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024

Threshold Care’s new Motion Wi-Fi Sensing Plugs can help caregivers monitor older adults, like aging parents, in a noninvasive way that maintains the privacy of everyone in the home. —Wes Davis, The Verge, 10 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

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