graft

graft definition - medical

graft (grăft)

verb
To transplant or implant tissue surgically into a body part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
noun
  1. Material, especially living tissue or an organ, surgically attached to or inserted into a body part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
  2. The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material.
  3. The configuration or condition resulting from such a procedure.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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