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Noninvasive

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The term noninvasive can refer to diseases or procedures:

Noninvasive diseases usually do not spread to other organs and tissues or damage them.
Noninvasive procedures do not involve tools that break the skin or physically enter the body. Examples include x-rays, a standard eye exam, CT scan, MRI, ECG, hearing aid, Holter monitor, external splints, and casts.

Noninvasive is the opposite of invasive.

Update Date: 5/6/2003

Updated by: David Webner, M.D., Department of Family Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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