Phemister graft

[ fĕm′ĭ-stər ]

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An autogenous bone graft applied on the outside of an injured bone, used in treating delayed union of a fracture.

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The old culture of the Party of Regions—its lack of transparency, the graft and the shady deal making—has returned.
East Ukraine: Back in the USSR|Jamie Dettmer|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the military support groups' letter suggests that widespread graft has continued under its successors.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The country was ranked 144 of 177 nations surveyed by Transparency International in its 2013 graft perception index.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's just typical political graft … It was a lot more about quantity than quality.
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol?|Olivia Nuzzi|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For most people, this is irrelevant; politics should be clean, regardless of the benefits of honest graft.
Mayor Gray’s ‘Uncle Earl’ Confession|Jamelle Bouie|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those that are crying the loudest against the grafters are just waiting for a chance to graft good and hard themselves.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Graft among British policemen is unknown and bribery altogether unheard of.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
To carry out your metaphor of the tree, the graft cut from the parent stock must bear fruit for itself.
Alone|Marion Harland
The big graft in this neck-a woods is political, and the Red Tower gang is only set-a cogs in the bull-wheel.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
But I am determined that Hatch shall not be allowed to work his graft a second time upon the people who are trusting me.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde