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invasiveness

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invasiveness /in·va·sive·ness/ (-nis)
1. the ability of microorganisms to enter the body and spread in the tissues.
2. the ability to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue, a property of malignant tumors.

invasiveness
1. the ability of microorganisms to enter the body and spread in the tissues.
2. the ability to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue, a property of malignant tumors.

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