graft (graft)
1. any tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation.
2. to implant or transplant such tissues. See also implant.
accordion graft a full-thickness graft in which slits have been made so that it may be stretched to cover a larger area.
arteriovenous graft an arteriovenous fistula consisting of a venous autograft or xenograft or a synthetic tube grafted onto the artery and vein.
avascular graft a graft of tissue in which not even transient vascularization is achieved.
Blair-Brown graft a split-skin graft of intermediate thickness.
bone graft a piece of bone used to take the place of a removed bone or bony defect.
cable graft a nerve graft made up of several sections of nerve in the manner of a cable.
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) see under bypass.
delayed graft a skin graft sutured back into its bed and subsequently shifted to a new recipient site.
dermal graft , dermic graft skin from which epidermis and subcutaneous fat have been removed; used instead of fascia in various plastic procedures.
fascia graft one taken from the fascia lata or the lumbar fascia.
fascicular graft a nerve graft in which bundles of nerve fibers are approximated and sutured separately.
full-thickness graft a skin graft consisting of the full thickness of the skin, with little or none of the subcutaneous tissue.
heterodermic graft a skin graft taken from a donor of another species.
heterologous graft , heteroplastic graft xenograft.
homologous graft , homoplastic graft allograft.
isogeneic graft , isologous graft, isoplastic graft syngraft.
Krause-Wolfe graft full-thickness g.
lamellar graft replacement of the superficial layers of an opaque cornea by a thin layer of clear cornea from a donor eye.
nerve graft replacement of an area of defective nerve with a segment from a sound one.
omental grafts free or attached segments of omentum used to cover suture lines following gastrointestinal or colonic surgery.
pedicle graft see under flap.
penetrating graft a full-thickness corneal transplant.
periosteal graft a piece of periosteum to cover a denuded bone.
pinch graft a piece of skin graft about 14 inch in diameter, obtained by elevating the skin with a needle and slicing it off with a knife.
sieve graft a skin graft from which tiny circular islands of skin are removed so that a larger denuded area can be covered, the sievelike portion being placed over one area, and the individual islands over surrounding or other denuded areas.
split-skin graft a skin graft consisting of only a portion of the skin thickness.
thick-split graft a skin graft cut in pieces, often including about two thirds of the full thickness of the skin.
white graft avascular g.
Blair-Brown graft (blâr broun)n. A split-skin graft of intermediate thickness. |
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