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

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With her usual tough-cookie grace, Karen agreed to no more skin grafts or surgeries, restricting her treatment to comfort measures in order to ease her pain. Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025 Within weeks, Ammann gave Kere, who is named in honor of the company, the first of two successful surgical skin grafts. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 July 2025 The treatment represented the first time a bald eagle received this type of skin graft that was provided by Icelandic firm Kerecis. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for skin graft

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skin graft was in 1871

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“Skin graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skin%20graft. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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

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