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graft

nounmasculinetécnico/ẽˈʃɛɾtu/medium

en·xer·to

Definitions

1The act or technique of grafting; a shoot or bud inserted into a slit in another plant to grow there.
The apple tree graft was successful.
They performed a rose graft to obtain a new variety.
Common collocations
skin graftbone graftto perform a graft
2In medicine, a transplant of living tissue from one part of the body to another, or from one individual to another.
The patient needed a skin graft after the burn.
The bone marrow graft was successful.
Common collocations
skin graftbone grafthair graft

Etymology

Do latim 'insitus' (inserido), particípio passado de 'inserere'.

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