graft
31graft — [15] Graft, in its original sense ‘plant part inserted into a living plant’ (the application to skin and other animal tissue is a late 19thcentury development), came from its resemblance in shape to a pencil. Greek graphíon meant ‘writing… …
32graft — {{11}}graft (1) shoot inserted into another plant, late 15c. alteration of M.E. graff (late 14c.), from O.Fr. graife grafting knife, carving tool, stylus, from L. graphium stylus, from Gk. grapheion stylus, from graphein to write (see GRAPHY (Cf …
33graft — 1. n. & v. n. 1 Bot. a a shoot or scion inserted into a slit of stock, from which it receives sap. b the place where a graft is inserted. 2 Surgery a piece of living tissue, organ, etc., transplanted surgically. 3 sl. hard work. v. 1 tr. a (often …
34graft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English graffe, grafte, from Anglo French greffe, graife stylus, graph, from Medieval Latin graphium, from Latin, stylus, from Greek grapheion, from graphein to write more at carve Date: 14th century 1. a. a grafted… …
35graft — 1. noun a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. b) A branch …
36graft — 1) n. any organ, tissue, or object used for transplantation to replace a faulty part of the body. A skin graft is a piece of skin cut from a healthy part of the body and used to heal a damaged area of skin. A bone graft can be performed using… …
37graft — I 1. noun 1) grafts may die from lack of water Syn: scion, cutting, shoot, offshoot, bud, sprout, sprig 2) a skin graft Syn: transplant, implant 2. verb 1) …
38graft — graft1 noun 1》 a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap. 2》 a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically. ↘an operation in which tissue is transplanted. verb 1》 insert …
39graft — 1. noun a skin graft Syn: transplant, implant 2. verb 1) graft a bud onto the stem Syn: splice, join, insert, fix 2) tissue is grafted on to the cornea Syn …
40graft — [grɑːft] noun I 1) [C] a piece of skin or bone from one part of your body that is used to replace or repair a damaged part of your body 2) [C] a piece that is taken from a plant and joined to a cut that has been made in another plant, so that it… …
