of, pertaining to, or promoting evolution; evolutionary
an evolutive process
2.
tending to evolve, or toward evolution
Word origin
[1870–75; evolut(ion) + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: asymmetric, fifth wheel, giveaway, linkage, upgrade-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, detective, passive, sportive
Examples of 'evolutive' in a sentence
evolutive
Brain histopathologic specimens of the patients showed multiple schistosomal granulomas in distinct evolutive phases.
Thiago Cardoso Vale, Marcelo Magaldi Oliveira, Sílvio Roberto de Sousa-Pereira, JoséRoberto Lambertucci, Sebastião Nataniel Silva Gusmão 2018, 'Diffuse pseudotumoral cerebral Schistosomiasis mansoni: a new form of presentation',Brazilian Neurosurgeryhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1625637. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cineangiograms were performed yearly for coronary pattern evolutive evaluation.
Ivo A Nesralla, João Ricardo Sant'Anna, Paulo Roberto Prates, Fernando A Lucchese,Renato A. K Kalil, Edemar M Pereira, Altamiro R Costa, Martinez Rossi, Cláudio Moraes,Marisa F Santos, Blau F Souza 1991, 'Estudo das artérias coronárias no coração transplantado Coronary atherosclerosis followingheart transplantation', Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgeryhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76381991000300004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Treatment with 5-fluorocytosine resulted in a good evolutive response.
Ana Carla C. Mello e Silva, Artur Serra Neto, Cloves Eduardo S. Galvão, Sirley G.Marques, Ana Cristina R. Saldanha, Conceição de Maria Pedroso e Silva, Olga Fischman,Raimunda Ribeiro da Silva, Maria do Rosário da S. R. Costa, Jackson Maurício LopesCosta 1992, 'Cromoblastomicose produzida por Fonsecaea pedrosoi no Estado do Maranhão. I - aspectosclínicos, epidemiológicos e evolutivos', Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821992000100006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of the different tendings, thinning has a fundamental role in promoting such evolutive processes.
Giuseppe Zimbalatti, Bruno Bernardi, Stefano Morabito 2008, 'ANALYSIS OF THINNING OPERATIONS IN CORSICAN PINE ARTIFICIAL HIGH FORESTS IN CALABRIA(ITALY)', Journal of Agricultural Engineeringhttp://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/132. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Molecular paleoparasitology points to host-parasite co-evolutive mechanisms of evolution traceable through genome retrospective studies.
Adauto Araújo, Ana Maria Jansen, Françoise Bouchet, Karl Reinhard, Luiz Fernando Ferreira 2003, 'Parasitism, the diversity of life, and paleoparasitology', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most common evolutive symptoms were pyramidal (72.5%) and of the spinal cord (64.9%).
MARCOS AURÉLIO MOREIRA, EDUARDO FELIPE, MARIA FERNANDA MENDES, CHARLES PETER TILBERY 2000, 'Esclerose múltipla: estudo descritivo de suas formas clínicas em 302 casos Multiplesclerosis: descriptive study of the clinical forms in 302 cases', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000300010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition to evolutive elements, those regarding clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic aspects were also assessed.
Edmar Atik 2006, 'Estenose pulmonar valvar discreta: a possível cura espontânea na evolução naturaldo defeito Mild pulmonary valve stenosis: the possible spontaneous cure in the naturalhistory of the defect', Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2006000500009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These histopathological evolutive stages are related to the prognosis of the disease.
M. I. S. Duarte, C. E. P. Corbett 1987, 'Histopathological patterns of the liver involvement in visceral leishmaniasis', Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651987000300003&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)