Definition of graft
Nouns
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
- Synonyms:
- transplant
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autograft, autoplasty
tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
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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
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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
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animal tissue
the tissue in the bodies of animals
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- Synonyms:
- bribery
- Types:
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barratry
the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
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commercial bribery
bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
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felony
a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
the act of grafting something onto something else
- Synonyms:
- grafting
- Type of:
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affixation, attachment
the act of attaching or affixing something
Verbs
cause to grow together parts from different plants
"graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
- Synonyms:
- transplant
Vocabulary Lists for graft
- Macbeth
- thane
- weird sister
- hautboy
- Duncan