- invasive cancer
- Cancer that has spread beyond the layer of tissue in which it developed and is growing into surrounding, healthy tissues. Also called infiltrating cancer.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
invasive cancer
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invasive cancer — n. (Oncology) infiltrating cancer, cancer that begins and develops in one layer of tissue or area and is spreading to the surrounding healthy tissues … English contemporary dictionary
invasive breast cancer — Cancer that has spread from where it started in the breast into surrounding, healthy tissue. Most invasive breast cancers start in the ducts (tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple). Invasive breast cancer can spread to other parts… … English dictionary of cancer terms
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invasive — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use invasive to describe something undesirable which spreads very quickly and which is very difficult to stop from spreading. They found invasive cancer during a routine examination. 2) ADJ GRADED:… … English dictionary
invasive — adjective 1. relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision • Ant: ↑noninvasive • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty 2. marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue invasive cancer cells … Useful english dictionary
invasive — adjective Date: 1598 1. of, relating to, or characterized by military aggression 2. tending to spread; especially tending to invade healthy tissue < invasive cancer cells > 3. tending to infringe 4. involving entry into the living body (as by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
invasive — 1. Denoting or characterized by invasion. 2. Denoting a procedure requiring insertion of an instrument or device into the body through the skin or a body orifice for diagnosis or treatment. * * * … Medical dictionary
