graft
21graft — I UK [ɡrɑːft] / US [ɡræft] noun Word forms graft : singular graft plural grafts 1) a) [countable] a piece of skin, bone etc from one part of your body used to replace or repair a damaged part of your body skin grafts for burns victims b) biology… …
22graft — I [[t]græft, grɑft[/t]] n. 1) bot a) a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or trunk of another plant in which it continues to grow b) the plant resulting from such an operation c) the place where the… …
23Graft — 52° 34′ 00″ N 4° 50′ 00″ E / 52.5667, 4.83333 …
24Graft — 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… …
25graft — [[t]grɑ͟ːft, græ̱ft[/t]] grafts, grafting, grafted 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A graft is a piece of healthy skin or bone, or a healthy organ, which is attached to a damaged part of your body by a medical operation in order to replace it. I am having… …
26graft — graft1 grafter, n. /graft, grahft/, n. 1. Hort. a. a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow. b. the plant resulting from such an operation; the… …
27graft — noun 1 on part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bone, skin VERB + GRAFT ▪ do ▪ Doctors are hoping to do a bone graft to repair the damaged bone. ▪ undergo …
28graft — graft1 [ græft ] noun 1. ) uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business that involve giving people money or advantages in exchange for their help or support 2. ) uncount BRITISH INFORMAL effort needed for… …
29graft — [15] Graft, in its original sense ‘plant part inserted into a living plant’ (the application to skin and other animal tissue is a late 19thcentury development), came from its resemblance in shape to a pencil. Greek graphíon meant ‘writing… …
30graft — 1 noun 1 (C) a piece of healthy skin or bone taken from someone s body and put in or on another part of their body that has been damaged: Her severe burns were treated with skin grafts. 2 (C) a piece cut from one plant and tied to or put inside a …
