Engelsk navneord: invasion | |||
1. | invasion (om handling) the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | incursion, penetration | ||
Mere specifikke termer | inroad | ||
2. | invasion (om begivenhed) any entry into an area not previously occupied | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An invasion of tourists. An invasion of locusts. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | encroachment, intrusion | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | entering, entrance | ||
3. | invasion (om begivenhed) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The tumor's invasion of surrounding structures. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | spread, spreading | ||
Overordnet emneområde | medical specialty, medicine | ||