graft
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6.1
- noun
- /ɡræft/
- Specialized
- And I had to have all these skin grafts on my legs.
- skin graft
- split-thickness skin graft
- bone graft
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Watch on YouTubeShould I go back for more hair transplant grafts to cover that area?
- Should I go back for more hair transplant grafts to cover that area?
- I had skin grafts, a brand new car.
- And I had to have all these skin grafts on my legs.
- From a titanium faceplate to all the different skin grafts, he found himself in a life ambush, right?
Examples
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McGee promised to fix the hand by performing a skin graft, but McGee wasn't very familiar with the procedure, and the results weren't quite what he planned.
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But we need to do a human graft soon or we'll definitely lose her.
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A skin graft, 3rd degree burns.
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Skin grafts will be necessary here.
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These are skin grafts from parts of my body that weren't burned.
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This is back in 1958, so they didn't have the skin-graft techniques they do now.
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The surgeon explained that a skin graft would help heal the burn on her arm.
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After the accident, he required several grafts to repair the damage to his skin.
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Due to her injuries, she underwent a graft procedure to restore her skin's appearance.
Synonyms
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3.5
A piece of healthy skin taken from one body part and placed on damaged skin to help it heal
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A transplant of tissue or an organ from another person of the same species
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3.7
An organ or tissue moved from one person into another person's body
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7.0
Tissue moved from one part of a person's body to another part of the same person
A tissue or organ taken from another person and put into a patient
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
A piece of healthy skin taken from one body part and placed on damaged skin to help it heal
- Specialized
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4.6
A surgery that uses a healthy blood vessel to go around a blocked heart artery and restore blood flow
- Specialized
An operation that replaces a damaged clear layer at the front of the eye with healthy donor tissue
How Major
Surface Forms
Etymology
Graft in medicine uses the same basic image as plant grafting: a piece of living tissue is moved into the body to 'join' and help heal the place. So a medical graft is the tissue put in to become part of the body.