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Definition of Invasion

1. Noun. The act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder.

2. Noun. Any entry into an area not previously occupied. "An invasion of locusts"

3. Noun. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body. "The tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"

Definition of Invasion

1. n. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

Definition of Invasion

1. the act of invading [n -S] : INVASIVE [adj]

Medical Definition of Invasion

1. A term that should be used with caution, although most cell biologists would follow Abercrombie in meaning the movement of one cell type into a territory normally occupied by a different cell type, some pathologists might not agree. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Invasion

invariableness invariables invariably invariance invariance invariances invariant invariant invariants invariant chain

invariant surface glycoprotein 100 invars invasin invasins invasion (current term) invasion (current term) invasions invasion index invasion of Iwo invasion of privacy

invasive invasive invasiveness invasiveness invasivenesses invasive cancer invasive carcinoma invasive cervical cancer invasive mole invasive species

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