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

During his hospital stay, Helms Shipley said doctors were initially concerned her husband would require multiple skin grafts on his arms, legs and hands, which could have significantly extended his recovery. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026

After a successful skin graft, I was discharged in a week. —Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026

Over the course of several weeks, doctors performed a number of surgeries, including skin grafts and other procedures to help with reconstruction. —Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

For their study, the scientists created a skin graft that incorporated human epidermal stem cells. —New Atlas, 14 Jan. 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
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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