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invasive definition

in·va·sive (in vā′siv)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with invasion or an invasion an invasive military force, invasive weeds
  2. Med.
    1. tending to spread into healthy tissue an invasive tumor
    2. penetrating into the body an invasive diagnostic instrument

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