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grafter

8.2

A surgeon who attaches skin or other tissue from a donor to a patient

noun
/ˈɡræftər/

Specialized

: cirujano

As a skilled grafter, she specialized in delicate organ transplants.

Examples

The grafter carefully attached the donor tissue to ensure a successful recovery.
Many grafters specialize in skin transplants.
The hospital hired an experienced grafter to perform the complex skin transplant for the burn patient.
The grafter performed the surgery with precision.
The hospital hired an experienced grafter to perform the complex skin transplant for the burn patient.
As a skilled grafter, she specialized in delicate organ transplants.
The grafter carefully attached the donor tissue to ensure a successful recovery.

Synonyms

plastic surgeon

vsgrafter

68 4.0

A doctor who operates to repair or change parts of the body, especially the face and skin

focuses specifically on transplanting tissue and attaching grafts

cosmetic surgeon

vsgrafter

Specialized

3 4.2

A doctor who does surgery to improve a person's appearance

focuses on medical tissue transplantation rather than aesthetic change

How Specialized

grafter

Specialized

8.2

surgeon

783 3.2

general practitioner

Specialized

7 2.7

Surface Forms

grafter singular

grafters plural

Morphology

grafter = graft (transparent) = graft + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'graft' meaning to transplant tissue, yielding 'one who grafts' in a medical/surgical sense.

Etymology

The word grafter for a surgeon comes from the same root graft, meaning 'to attach or transplant tissue'. So a medical grafter is someone who joins new skin or organs to help a patient heal.