Newly developed, IT-based, minimally invasive surgery techniques are currently gaining momentum, thereby revolutionizing healthcare in its entirety.
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Invasive
//ɪnˈveɪsɪv//
Synonyms for "invasive" (34 found)
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Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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2 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
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1 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 16 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- غَازٍ adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
Armenian
1 entries- ինվազիվ adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Bulgarian
2 entries- агресивен adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- инвазивен adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Catalan
4 entries- invasiu adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- invasiu adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
- invasiu adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasiu adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Czech
2 entries- invazivní adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invazivní adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
French
4 entries- d'invasion adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- envahissant adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasif adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
- invasif adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
German
2 entries- invasiv adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasiv adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Italian
4 entries- di invasione adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- invadente adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
- invadente adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasivo adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- invaderende adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasiv adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasiv adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- invasiv adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasiv adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Polish
3 entries- inwazyjny adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- inwazyjny adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- inwazyjny adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Portuguese
4 entries- invasivo adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
- invasivo adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
- invasor adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- invasor adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
Romanian
2 entries- de invazie adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- invaziv adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Russian
1 entries- инвазивный adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Spanish
3 entries- invasivo adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
- invasivo adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- invasivo adj (of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body)
Swedish
4 entries- inträngande adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
- invaderande adj (that invades a foreign country using military force; militarily aggressive)
- invasiv adj (of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies)
- påträngande adj (intrusive on one’s privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
An invasive species is an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native.
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Invasive species can harm both the natural resources in an ecosystem as well as threaten human use of these resources.
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An invasive species can be introduced to a new area via the ballast water of oceangoing ships, intentional and accidental releases of aquaculture species, aquarium specimens or bait, and other means.
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