Invasive may refer to: *

Invasive (medical) Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass Surgery, surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed, thereby reducing wound healing time, associated pain, and risk of infection. Surgery by d ...

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Invasive species An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native spec ...

Invasive observation Invasive may refer to: *Invasive (medical) procedure *Invasive species * Invasive observation, especially in reference to surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of informatio ...

, especially in reference to

surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...

*Invasively progressive spread of disease from one organ in the body to another, especially in reference to cancer, see

invasion (cancer) Invasion is the process by which cancer cells directly extend and penetrate into neighboring tissues in cancer. It is generally distinguished from metastasis, which is the spread of cancer cells through the circulatory system or the lymphatic sy ...

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