minimally invasive
Medicine
adjective
1Designating a malignant neoplasm that exhibits a minimal degree of invasion.
2Designating or relating to therapeutic and diagnostic techniques and procedures that minimize the extent of surgical intervention, such as laparoscopic surgery or percutaneous needle biopsy.
Origin
1960s.
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