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

Eventually, Bagwell was presented with a scenario that included having three surgeries in a year, skin grafts and a straight metal rod in his leg forever. —Mark Gray, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The man suffered serious burns and required skin grafts, but survived. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2025

Abbey Alexander Among the medical interventions Alexander underwent were multiple skin grafts, surgeries and extensive therapy. —Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025

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

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