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donor site

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donor site,
n the portion of the body from which an organ or tissue is removed for transplant or grafting.


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The part from which the skin with hair is removed is called the donor site, and the balding part of your body is called the recipient site.
Use of the scalp as a donor site for large burn wound coverage: Review of 150 patients.
Disadvantages with venous grafts include limited availability of vessels, pain and discomfort at the donor site, and a high 10-year failure rate.
 
 
 
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