Invasion

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invasion

1. Pathol the spread of cancer from its point of origin into surrounding tissues

2. Ecology the movement of plants to a new area or to an area to which they are not native

invasion [in′vā·zhən]

(geology)

The movement of one material into a porous reservoir area that has been occupied by another material.

intrusion transgression

(medicine)

The phase of an infectious disease during which the pathogen multiplies and is distributed; precedes signs and symptoms.

The process by which microorganisms enter the body.

Invasion

(infestation), the infection of man, animals, and plants by animal parasites.

Invasion may be active, as when a parasite attacks or penetrates the body of the host through injured or intact skin, or passive, brought into the body with water or food.

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