skin graft

American  

noun

Surgery.

1. skin used for transplanting in skin grafting.

2. an instance of skin grafting.

3. the surgical site of a skin graft.

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skin graft British  

noun

1. a piece of skin removed from one part of the body and surgically grafted at the site of a severe burn or similar injury

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Etymology

Origin of skin graft

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Just before bed, though, I was online again and I saw that there were long times between when burned people did the treatments — to see how well the skin grafts “took.”

From Literature

Over the next few weeks, he underwent dozens of operations - including one where medics told him they would put a special membrane over a wound to give a better surface for a skin graft.

From BBC

The Times viewed one of these “bonus” checks, which the former employee said was for a client’s skin graft.

From Los Angeles Times

Gaby said her scars were bigger than she expected, with one on her leg from a skin graft and an indent on her face from the tumour, but she found them "quite cool now".

From BBC

Speaking as trains zoomed past, Duran said after he fell from a ladder, his foot became infected and he received skin grafts to fix it, but still needs another surgery.

From Los Angeles Times