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graft (enc)

Graft

Noun1.graft - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
autograft, autoplasty - tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
allograft, homograft - tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
heterograft, xenograft - tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
2.graft - the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
commercial bribery - bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
3.graft - the act of grafting something onto something else
affixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something
Verb1.graft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
2.graft - place athe organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

 

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