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Definition of invasive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    invasive

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ɪnˈveɪsɪv//
     
    (formal)
     
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  1. 1(especially of diseases within the body) spreading very quickly and difficult to stop invasive cancer
  2. 2(of medical treatment) involving cutting into the body invasive surgery opposite noninvasive see invade
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