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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The noninvasive treatment uses ultrasound waves to liquefy cancer cells to kill them.
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Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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
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Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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
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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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