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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
Graft — Healthy skin, bone, or other tissue taken from one part of the body to replace diseased or injured tissue removed from another part of the body. For example, skin grafts can be used to cover areas of skin that have been burned or surgically… … Medical dictionary
Graft-versus-host disease — A complication of bone marrow transplants in which T cells in the donor bone marrow graft go on the offensive and attack the host’s tissues. Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is seen most often in cases where the blood marrow donor is unrelated to … Medical dictionary
Graft-versus-host disease — Infobox Disease Name = Graft versus host disease DiseasesDB = 5388 ICD10 = ICD10|T|86|0|t|80 ICD9 = ICD9|996.85 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 926 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|893 eMedicine2|derm|478 MeshID = D006086Graft… … Wikipedia
graft-versus-host disease — noun : a bodily condition that results when T cells from a usually allogeneic tissue or organ transplant and especially a bone marrow transplant react immunologically against the recipient s antigens attacking cells and tissues, that affects… … Useful english dictionary
therapeutics — /ther euh pyooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. [1665 75; see THERAPEUTIC, ICS] * * * Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include… … Universalium
Transplantable organs and tissues — For general article on organ transplantation, see Organ transplant. Transplantable organs and tissues may both refer to organs and tissues that are relatively often or routinely transplanted (here main organs and tissues ), as well as relatively… … 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
Stem cell transplantation — Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or bone marrow transplantation is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). It is most often performed for people… … Wikipedia
bone marrow transplant — ▪ medicine Introduction the transfer of bone marrow from a healthy donor to a recipient whose own bone marrow is affected by disease. Bone marrow transplant may be used to treat aplastic anemia; sickle cell anemia; various malignant diseases of… … Universalium
