skin graft
nounDefinition of skin graft
: 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
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Our social feeds are regularly full of friends, influencers, and celebrities who appear to have gotten the digital equivalent of a skin graft from a newborn. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "FaceApp only shows the older version of ourselves we want to see," 19 July 2019 Phuc spent the next 14 months in a hospital undergoing numerous skin grafts. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Vietnam War's 'napalm girl' finds hope and meaning as peace activist," 6 June 2019 Watch: Atsede Niguse has skin graft surgery on her eyelids at St. Francis Memorial Hospital. — Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, "Local Richmond domestic abuse survivor helps victim of Ethiopian acid attack," 23 June 2019 The gel uses enzymes to remove burned tissue before surgeons attach skin grafts. — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Fast-growing Vericel finds success on two fronts: knee surgery and burn care," 11 June 2019 In the medical industry, the FDA also regulates other cell-cultured products like skin grafts and tissue transplants. — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, "Lab-Grown Meat Raises Regulatory Questions," 2 Oct. 2018 The company, based in Marietta, Ga., manufactures skin grafts and injectable products from donated placental tissues. — Gretchen Morgenson, WSJ, "MiMedx Kept Cheaper Products Out of Its Offerings to VA Hospitals," 5 Oct. 2018 The girl suffered second and third-degree burns over 9 percent of her body and needed extensive skin grafts, the warrant said. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "Police: Rockville Mom Arrested On Child Neglect Charges," 18 May 2018 For many months while at Leeds General Infirmary's high-dependency unit, the 16-month-year-old baby was given powerful painkillers after painful skin grafts. — Fox News, "Toddler who lost arms, legs to meningitis heads home," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skin graft.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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