单词 | microinvasive |
释义 | microinvasiveadj. 1. Pathology. Of a neoplasm: invasive at a microscopic level. Cf. minimally invasive adj. (a) at minimally adv. Compounds. ΚΠ 1959 Cancer 12 673/1 The incidence of microinvasive foci in otherwise predominantly intraepithelial carcinoma varies considerably in different reported series. 1970 Sci. News 28 Mar. 317/1 Cancer of the squamous cells of the cervix, where it does not extend more than 5 millimeters into the underlying structure, is a borderline stage that is called microinvasive. 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 3 Aug. A smear might show ‘microinvasive carcinoma’. 2004 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 31 Jan. 1 For some women it will also mean a delay in diagnosis of microinvasive cancer or even invasive cancer. 2. Surgery. Of a technique or procedure: = minimally invasive adj. (b) at minimally adv. Compounds. ΚΠ 1990 Head & Neck Cancer 2 150/2 Another diagnostic approach is to use microinvasive techniques such as fine needle aspiration biopsy. 1996 Knee Surg., Sports Traumatol., Arthroscopy 4 228 This investigation examines what the advantages of this micro-invasive technique are. 2008 N.Y. Times 15 May (Nexis) c8 We founded this company..to develop a safer microinvasive procedure to treat glaucoma. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1959 |
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