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US
/ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
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[ UK /ɪnvˈeɪʒən/ ]
[ UK /ɪnvˈeɪʒən/ ]
NOUN
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(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures -
any entry into an area not previously occupied
an invasion of tourists
an invasion of locusts - the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
How To Use invasion In A Sentence
- The effect would be a level of military involvement that would serve to collapse the distinction between inspection and invasion/occupation.
- Anything else would be an invasion of privacy.
- The government fell nine days after an invasion force of five thousand troops was said to be advancing on the capital.
- Newspaper editors have agreed a new code of practice on the invasion of privacy.
- There is minimal hemorrhage, necrosis or invasion of adjacent renal parenchyma ( Urology 1997 ; 50:679 ).
- The cause of arteritis is unknown in many instances, but parasitic invasion and contiguous involvement of vessels in some inflammatory injuries are etiological factors. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
- This is Iraq's first time international since rever (Ph) imposed its ban in 2002 in the lead up to the U.S. - led invasion. CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2009
- Conclusion Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy has characteristics of safety, minimal invasion and rapid recovery. What's more, it has satisfying cosmetic effect. It's worth routinely carrying out.
- In fact, it took a highly deceptive sales campaign to get Americans to support the invasion, and even so, voters were never as solidly behind the war as America's political and pundit elite.
- MORE than 6000 men and women have deserted from the US army since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Think Progress » Murtha on Rove: ‘He’s Sitting in His Air-Conditioned Office on His Big, Fat Backside, Saying Stay the Course’