invasive

B2 · Upper Intermediate Medicine

adj. describes medical treatment or a test that involves cutting the skin or putting a tool inside the body.

adj. denoting a medical procedure that requires the entry of an instrument or substance into the body, typically through an incision or a natural orifice.

“The doctor suggested a scan first because it is less invasive than surgery.”

“While the diagnostic benefits are significant, the patient was hesitant to undergo such an invasive procedure without exploring more conservative treatment options first.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. entering your private life or space in an annoying or upsetting way.

adj. tending to intrude on a person's privacy, autonomy, or individual rights.

“The new security cameras felt very invasive to the people living in the building.”

“Critics argue that the new data-collection laws are unnecessarily invasive and grant the government too much access to private digital communications.”

C1 · Advanced Medicine Technical

adj. describes a disease or cancer that spreads quickly into healthy parts of the body.

adj. referring to a pathological growth, particularly a carcinoma, that spreads into and destroys healthy surrounding tissue.

“The tests showed that the cancer was invasive and had reached the nearby organs.”

“The biopsy confirmed that the tumor was an invasive ductal carcinoma, necessitating a more aggressive course of chemotherapy and radiation.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Technical

n. a plant or animal that has moved into a new area and is causing problems.

n. an organism that is not native to a specific location and has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment.

“Gardeners are encouraged to pull up any invasives they find to protect the local woods.”

“The management plan focuses on the early detection and rapid response to new invasives before they can establish self-sustaining populations in the wetlands.”