delayed graft

graft (graft)

1. any tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation.

2. to implant or transplant such tissues. See also implant.

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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.

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delayed graft

n.

The application of a skin graft after waiting several days for healthy granulations to form.

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delayed graft

Etymology: ME, delaein, to leave; Gk, graphein, stylus

a type of skin graft that is partially elevated and reinserted later in the same place.