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Invasive vs Metastatic - What's the difference?

invasive | metastatic |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between invasive and metastatic

is that invasive is (medicine) (of a carcinoma etc'') that invades healthy tissue; (''of a procedure ) in which part of the body is entered while metastatic is (medicine) relating to metastasis.

As adjectives the difference between invasive and metastatic

is that invasive is that invades a foreign country using military force while metastatic is (medicine) relating to metastasis.

As a noun invasive

is an invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.

invasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That invades a foreign country using military force.
  • (of a plant or animal) That grows in environments which do not harbor natural enemes, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
  • (medicine) (of a carcinoma etc'') That invades healthy tissue; (''of a procedure ) in which part of the body is entered
  • Intrusive on one's privacy.

    • Derived terms

    * invasively * invasiveness * noninvasive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.
    • ----

    metastatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Relating to metastasis.

    • Related terms

    * metastasis * prometastatic