Definition of microinvasive in English:
microinvasive
adjective ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ɪnˌveɪsɪvˌmaɪkroʊənˈveɪsɪv
Medicine 1(of a cancerous growth) invasive at a microscopic level.
Example sentencesExamples
- Criteria for microinvasive adenocarcinomas have not been established.
- In addition, CT scan is not sensitive for detection of superficial, preinvasive / microinvasive cancers in the central airways.
- A 35-year-old woman with a palpable mass in the right breast underwent a lumpectomy that showed a microinvasive carcinoma amid ductal carcinoma in situ of the comedo type.
- In situ or microinvasive cancers in the central airways are not usually seen on CT.
- Histopathologic examination of the lung showed microinvasive carcinoma at two different sites.
2Denoting or relating to techniques and procedures that minimize the extent of surgical intervention.
Definition of microinvasive in US English:
microinvasive
adjectiveˌmaɪkroʊənˈveɪsɪvˌmīkrōənˈvāsiv
Medicine 1(of a cancerous growth) invasive at a microscopic level.
Example sentencesExamples
- Histopathologic examination of the lung showed microinvasive carcinoma at two different sites.
- In situ or microinvasive cancers in the central airways are not usually seen on CT.
- In addition, CT scan is not sensitive for detection of superficial, preinvasive / microinvasive cancers in the central airways.
- A 35-year-old woman with a palpable mass in the right breast underwent a lumpectomy that showed a microinvasive carcinoma amid ductal carcinoma in situ of the comedo type.
- Criteria for microinvasive adenocarcinomas have not been established.
2Denoting or relating to techniques and procedures that minimize the extent of surgical intervention.