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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•va•sive (in vā′siv),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by or involving invasion;
offensive:invasive war. - invading, or tending to invade;
intrusive. - Medicinerequiring the entry of a needle, catheter, or other instrument into a part of the body, esp. in a diagnostic procedure, as a biopsy.
- Medieval Latin invāsīvus. See invasion, -ive
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: invasive /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/ adj - of or relating to an invasion, intrusion, etc
- (of surgery) involving making a relatively large incision in the body to gain access to the target of the surgery, as opposed to making a small incision or gaining access endoscopically through a natural orifice
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