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skin grafting

noun

, Surgery.

the transplanting of healthy skin from the patient's or another's body to a wound or burn, to form new skin.

First recorded in 1875–80

As a rule, skin-grafting is not necessary after this operation.

If skin-grafting be performed a week or more after the primary operation.

Readers are doubtless aware of the curious results that may be obtained by skin-grafting.

All of the frost has been taken out, but I think skin-grafting is the only thing that will cure it.

A week or ten days later, as soon as granulations begin to form, skin-grafting may be undertaken (see p. 410).

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