INVASIVE


Meaning of INVASIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -siv, -ziv ]

adjective

Date: 1598

1. : of, relating to, or characterized by military aggression

2. : tending to spread ; especially : tending to invade healthy tissue

invasive cancer cells

3. : tending to infringe

4. : involving entry into the living body (as by incision or by insertion of an instrument)

invasive diagnostic techniques

• in·va·sive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.