Definition of Noninvasive

1. Adjective. Relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity.

Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Antonyms: Invasive

Definition of Noninvasive

1. Adjective. Not invasive. ¹

2. Adjective. (medicine) Of a surgical or other medical procedure, not requiring an incision. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Noninvasive

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Noninvasive

1. Denoting a procedure that does not require insertion of an instrument or device through the skin or a body orifice for diagnosis or treatment. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Noninvasive

nonintoxicant
nonintoxicants
nonintoxicating
nonintramolecular
nonintravenous
nonintrinsic
nonintroductory
nonintroverted
nonintrusive
nonintuitionistic
nonintuitive
nonintuitively
noninvaded
noninvading
noninvariant
noninvasive (current term)
noninvasively
noninvasiveness
noninventory
noninverted
noninverting
noninvested
noninvestigated
noninvestigative
noninvestigatory
noninvesting
noninvestment
noninvestments
noninvestor
noninvestors

Literary usage of Noninvasive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Osteoporosis Research, Education and Health Promotion (1993)
"Methods for noninvasive Measurement of Bone Density and ... Recent advances in these noninvasive technologies, such as total body mineral measurement or ..."

2. Unstable Angina: Diagnosis and Management by Eugene Braunwald (1997)
"Unless cardiac catheterization is indicated, all other patients hospitalized for unstable angina should undergo noninvasive testing after stabilization has ..."

3. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Situations In Which Automated noninvasive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices May Be Useful "Office" or "white-coat" hypertension: blood pressure ..."

4. Plethysmography: Safety, Effectiveness, & Clinical Utility in Diagnosing by Thomas V. Holohan (1996)
"36. House SL, Mahalingam K, Hyland LJ, et al. noninvasive flow techniques in the diagnosis of cerebro vascular disease. Surg 1980;87:696-700. ..."

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