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grafting

American  
[graf-ting, grahf-] / ˈgræf tɪŋ, ˈgrɑf- /

noun

Surgery.
  1. graft.


Etymology

Origin of grafting

First recorded in 1475–85; graft 1 + -ing 1


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Other approaches, including guided tissue regeneration and bone grafting, have been explored, but their results can vary and are often difficult to predict.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Fat grafting might sound intense, but it’s a kind of natural filler.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

It made me think of orchardists past, piling their harvest into pies and preserves, or grafting tree after tree to keep a favored variety alive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

In addition to his threat going forward, Diaz is renowned for grafting for the team.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025

Even though Rome’s apples were at least native to western Eurasia, they were grown by means of grafting techniques that had developed in China and spread westward from there.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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