non-invasiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv/,

/ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪzɪv/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnᵻnˈveɪsɪv/,

/ˌnɑnᵻnˈveɪzɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, invasive adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + invasive adj.

1. gen. Not invasive; esp. not involving an invasion of one country by another; (also) not intrusive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [adjective]

invasive?1520

non-invasive1850

1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 244/1 I think the restoration of the Empire, moderate, limited, non-invasive as it would probably be, under Louis Napoleon, a less evil for France and for Europe.

1901 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 6 693 The non-invasive individual ought to be safe from interference.

1936 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 41 476 Government means interfering with the non-invasive and non-aggressive individuals.

1972 C. B. Macpherson Democratic Theory iv. 82 The possibility of a noninvasive liberal market society.

1991 Newfoundland Lifestyle Aug. 36/2 Tours that are non-invasive to the environment.

2001 Nature Conservancy Sept.–Oct. 26/1 This means aiding the beneficial non-invasive species to establish themselves in a new area.

2. Chiefly Medicine. Esp. of a neoplasm or microorganism: not spreading into adjacent tissue from an initial site of development or colonization. Also: designating or relating to such a pattern of growth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > other characteristics

hoteOE

redeOE

foulOE

elvishc1386

dryc1400

whitec1450

Naples1507

shaking1528

cold1569

exquisite1583

unpure1583

waterish1583

wandering1585

legitimate1615

sulphureous1625

tetrous1637

cagastrical1662

medical1676

ambulatory1684

ebullient1684

frantic1709

animated1721

progressive1736

cagastric1753

vegetative1803

left-handed1804

specific1804

subacute1811

animate1816

gregarious1822

vernal1822

ambilateral1824

subchronic1831

regressive1845

nummular1866

postoperative1872

ambulant1873

non-surgical1888

progredient1891

spodogenous1897

spodogenic19..

non-invasive1932

early-onset1951

adult-onset1957

non-specific1964

1932 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 221 87 Its [sc. the trophoblast's] growth-activity is of the non-invasive order.

1940 Science 12 July 41/2 Larger doses of the non-invasive bacteria were given so as to induce a more severe first lesion.

1968 Johns Hopkins Med. Jrnl. 122 271/1 The indirect, non-invasive effects of malignant tumors upon the peripheral and central nervous system.

1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) xxii. 328 V. cholerae is a noninvasive organism that adheres superficially to the microvilli or brush border cells of the intestine.

1994 Boston Globe 16 Oct. 11/2 In Denmark, for example, most patients undergo a biopsy of the remaining testicle after orchiectomy in order to screen for CIS cells, a kind of non-invasive, pre-cancerous tissue.

3. Medicine. Of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure: that does not require the insertion of instruments (often including hypodermic needles) through the skin or into a body cavity.

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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > [adjective] > diagnostic > of specific methods of diagnosis

uromantical1623

differential1829

urinoscopic1889

scatologic1891

radiodiagnostic1907

immunodiagnostic1911

serological1911

scatological1924

non-invasive1968

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > other miscellaneous treatments

sublimate1585

heroical1769

Perkinean1798

Perkinistic1803

heroic1818

adjuvant1834

aggressive1837

calmative1871

bacteriotherapeutic1886

mechanotherapeutic1915

inhalational1944

non-invasive1968

invasive1972

vegetablized1974

multidisciplinarian1985

1968 Science 2 Aug. 477/1 Ultrasound diagnosis..can be employed as a noninvasive, non-destructive test.

1978 Science 26 May 943/3 Whether tests that require no more than a simple venipuncture can be classified as ‘non-invasive’ has occasioned considerable semantic debate.

1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xviii. 92/1 The non-invasive dissolution of stones in the kidney..by focussed shock waves..is another major therapeutic advance.

2000 N.Y. Mag. 8 May 6a/3 (advt.) Photo-epilation is the light-assisted permanent hair reduction technique that's customized, noninvasive, and quick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-invasive
释义	non-invasiveadj. Brit. /ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv/, /ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪzɪv/, U.S. /ˌnɑnᵻnˈveɪsɪv/, /ˌnɑnᵻnˈveɪzɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, invasive adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + invasive adj. 1. gen. Not invasive; esp. not involving an invasion of one country by another; (also) not intrusive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [adjective] invasive?1520 non-invasive1850 1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 244/1 I think the restoration of the Empire, moderate, limited, non-invasive as it would probably be, under Louis Napoleon, a less evil for France and for Europe. 1901 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 6 693 The non-invasive individual ought to be safe from interference. 1936 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 41 476 Government means interfering with the non-invasive and non-aggressive individuals. 1972 C. B. Macpherson Democratic Theory iv. 82 The possibility of a noninvasive liberal market society. 1991 Newfoundland Lifestyle Aug. 36/2 Tours that are non-invasive to the environment. 2001 Nature Conservancy Sept.–Oct. 26/1 This means aiding the beneficial non-invasive species to establish themselves in a new area. 2. Chiefly Medicine. Esp. of a neoplasm or microorganism: not spreading into adjacent tissue from an initial site of development or colonization. Also: designating or relating to such a pattern of growth. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > other characteristics hoteOE redeOE foulOE elvishc1386 dryc1400 whitec1450 Naples1507 shaking1528 cold1569 exquisite1583 unpure1583 waterish1583 wandering1585 legitimate1615 sulphureous1625 tetrous1637 cagastrical1662 medical1676 ambulatory1684 ebullient1684 frantic1709 animated1721 progressive1736 cagastric1753 vegetative1803 left-handed1804 specific1804 subacute1811 animate1816 gregarious1822 vernal1822 ambilateral1824 subchronic1831 regressive1845 nummular1866 postoperative1872 ambulant1873 non-surgical1888 progredient1891 spodogenous1897 spodogenic19.. non-invasive1932 early-onset1951 adult-onset1957 non-specific1964 1932 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 221 87 Its [sc. the trophoblast's] growth-activity is of the non-invasive order. 1940 Science 12 July 41/2 Larger doses of the non-invasive bacteria were given so as to induce a more severe first lesion. 1968 Johns Hopkins Med. Jrnl. 122 271/1 The indirect, non-invasive effects of malignant tumors upon the peripheral and central nervous system. 1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) xxii. 328 V. cholerae is a noninvasive organism that adheres superficially to the microvilli or brush border cells of the intestine. 1994 Boston Globe 16 Oct. 11/2 In Denmark, for example, most patients undergo a biopsy of the remaining testicle after orchiectomy in order to screen for CIS cells, a kind of non-invasive, pre-cancerous tissue. 3. Medicine. Of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure: that does not require the insertion of instruments (often including hypodermic needles) through the skin or into a body cavity. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > [adjective] > diagnostic > of specific methods of diagnosis uromantical1623 differential1829 urinoscopic1889 scatologic1891 radiodiagnostic1907 immunodiagnostic1911 serological1911 scatological1924 non-invasive1968 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > other miscellaneous treatments sublimate1585 heroical1769 Perkinean1798 Perkinistic1803 heroic1818 adjuvant1834 aggressive1837 calmative1871 bacteriotherapeutic1886 mechanotherapeutic1915 inhalational1944 non-invasive1968 invasive1972 vegetablized1974 multidisciplinarian1985 1968 Science 2 Aug. 477/1 Ultrasound diagnosis..can be employed as a noninvasive, non-destructive test. 1978 Science 26 May 943/3 Whether tests that require no more than a simple venipuncture can be classified as ‘non-invasive’ has occasioned considerable semantic debate. 1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xviii. 92/1 The non-invasive dissolution of stones in the kidney..by focussed shock waves..is another major therapeutic advance. 2000 N.Y. Mag. 8 May 6a/3 (advt.) Photo-epilation is the light-assisted permanent hair reduction technique that's customized, noninvasive, and quick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1850
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