skin transplantation
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Skin grafting — is a type of medical grafting involving the transplantation of skin. The transplanted tissue is called a skin graft.Skin grafting is often used to treat: *Extensive wounding or trauma *Burns *Areas of prior infection with extensive skin loss… … Wikipedia
transplantation — Implanting in one part a tissue or organ taken from another part or from another individual. SEE ALSO: graft. [L. transplanto, pp. atus, to transplant] bone marrow t. grafting of bone marrow tissue … Medical dictionary
skin disease — ▪ pathology Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. General features Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are… … Universalium
transplantation — n. the implantation of an organ or tissue (see graft) from one part of the body to another or from one person (the donor) to another (the recipient). Success for transplantation depends on the degree of compatibility between donor and graft: it… … The new mediacal dictionary
skin graft — noun a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn • Hypernyms: ↑skin, ↑tegument, ↑cutis * * * I. transitive verb : to graft skin to II. noun : a piece of skin of variable size and thickness cut… … Useful english dictionary
skin graft — Surg. 1. skin used for transplanting in skin grafting. 2. an instance of skin grafting. 3. the surgical site of a skin graft. [1890 95] * * * ▪ medicine transplantation of healthy skin from one area of the body to cover and heal a large… … Universalium
Organ transplantation — Intervention Cosmas and Damian miraculously transplant the (black) leg of a Moor onto the (white) body of Justinian. Ditzingen, 16th century ICD 10 PCS … Wikipedia
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation — HSCT redirects here. For the supersonic aircraft, see High Speed Civil Transport. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Intervention ICD 9 CM 41.0 MeSH … Wikipedia
Organ transplantation in the People's Republic of China — Trend in kidney and liver transplants in the People s Republic of China (1997–2007)[1] Organ transplantation in the People s Republic of China has taken place since t … Wikipedia
Follicular unit transplantation — is a modern hair restoration technique where the hair is transplanted in groups of 1 4 hairs – exactly as it grows in nature. It is a major advance over the older hair transplantation procedures that used larger grafts and often produced a pluggy … Wikipedia
