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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•va•sive  (in vā′siv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. characterized by or involving invasion;
    offensive:invasive war.
  2. invading, or tending to invade;
    intrusive.
  3. Medicinerequiring the entry of a needle, catheter, or other instrument into a part of the body, esp. in a diagnostic procedure, as a biopsy.
  • Medieval Latin invāsīvus. See invasion, -ive
  • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
invasive /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/ adj
  1. of or relating to an invasion, intrusion, etc
  2. (of surgery) involving making a relatively large incision in the body to gain access to the target of the surgery, as opposed to making a small incision or gaining access endoscopically through a natural orifice
inˈvasively adv
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