Non-invasive
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| Non-invasive | |
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| Term | Non-invasive |
| Short definition | not inheritable - (pronounced) (Not-HAYR-ih-tuh-bul) In medicine, describes a trait or trait that cannot be passed through the genes from a parent to a child. Non-hereditary forms of cancer can occur when there is a mutation (change) in the DNA in any of the body's cells, with the exception of the gametes (sperm and egg). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
non-invasive - (pronounced) (NOT-in-VAY-siv) In medicine, it refers to an intervention in which no instrument has to be inserted through the skin or into a body opening. In cancer, it describes a disease that has not spread outside of the tissue where it started
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