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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
invasive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ladybird: Medical News Today The harlequin ladybird is the most invasive ladybird on Earth.
  • carcinoma: They have a tendency to transform into invasive squamous cell carcinoma.
  • specie: It is these invasive alien species which are of most extreme concern in the world today.
  • thymoma: Comparing this tumor with the previous invasive thymoma, we concluded that the present lesion was a metastasis of the former thymoma.
  • aspergillosis: Four percent of all patients dying in tertiary care hospitals in Europe have invasive aspergillosis.
  • knotweed: Secondly, a section of invasive Japanese Knotweed will be cut in an effort to control the weed on site.

Modifying Another Word

  • minimally: AB - Recently, minimally invasive therapy has been a key word in the medical field.
  • locally: These tumors rarely move to internal body organs and are only locally invasive.
  • potentially: It is not only how information is used, but the form it takes which may make it potentially invasive.
  • highly: Rhododendron ponticum has become highly invasive in the British Isles following its introduction for horticultural purposes in the 18 th century.
  • extremely: They jumped on his meeting table and were extremely invasive.
  • particularly: It was particularly invasive as I was still in a labor room surrounded by equipment.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Why it switches to become invasive is not known.
  • prove: One may ask why certain alien plants prove so invasive.
  • feel: But it never felt invasive, which is really great for an actor.
  • consider: It is considered invasive because it can quickly become dominant in understorey vegetation, eliminating other species.

Preposition: of

  • privacy: It may also be invasive of the privacy of a third party.

Preposition: with

  • risk: It is less much invasive with reduced risk for the cat than surgery and patients do very well.

Preposition: for

  • patient: This would make more cost effective use of the care workers and be less invasive for the patients.

Preposition: than

  • method: Apparently it depends on where the fibroids are situated for this to be done as it's less invasive than other methods.