skin graft

noun

: a piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a defective or denuded area (such as one that has been burned)

also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area

skin grafting noun

Examples of skin graft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man underwent three surgical procedures to clean out the dead tissue from the ulcer, then a skin graft to repair the damage. —ArsTechnica, 3 July 2025

An indictment accused Veliz Rios of scheming with others to bill more than $15.3 million worth of wound care and skin graft products on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who never did not need them or receive them. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025

But the more traditional approaches – like surgery or a human skin graft – were either too risky or not feasible for a preterm infant like Eliana. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 2 June 2025

Researchers have successfully corrected patient skin cells in laboratory settings before transplanting them back to create healthy skin grafts. —Greg Licholai Md, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skin graft

• abaft
• aircraft
• camshaft
• crankshaft
• downdraft
• engraft
• priestcraft
• redraft
• schoolcraft
• spacecraft
• stagecraft
• statecraft

Kids Definition

skin graft

noun

: skin transferred from a donor area to grow new skin at a place where the skin has been destroyed or stripped away (as by burning)

also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area

Medical Definition

skin graft

noun

: a piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a defective or denuded area (as one that has been burned)

also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area