noninvasive

noninvasive
Denoting a procedure that does not require insertion of an instrument or device through the skin or a body orifice for diagnosis or treatment.

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non·in·va·sive .nän-in-'vā-siv, -ziv adj
1) not tending to spread specif not tending to infiltrate and destroy healthy tissue <\noninvasive cancer of the bladder>
2) not being or involving an invasive medical procedure <\noninvasive imaging techniques that do not require the injection of dyes>
non·in·va·sive·ly adv
non·in·va·sive·ness n

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adj.
1. denoting techniques of investigation or treatment that do not involve penetration of the skin by needles or knives.
2. denoting tumours that do not spread into surrounding tissues (see benign).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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