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

Jaime then spent several weeks resting and attending appointments for wound cleaning, re-bandaging and checks on the skin graft. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Barker suffered second- and third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body, requiring multiple skin grafts and an extended hospital stay. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Hedren had also suffered two fractures, skin grafts and gangrene when she was thrown by an elephant and needed 38 stitches after she was bitten on the back of her head by a lion. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

His ninth surgery took place Tuesday, when doctors performed a skin graft procedure to help close his wounds. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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