full-thickness 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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full-thickness graft

n.

A skin graft including the full thickness of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

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full-thickness graft,

a tissue transplant that includes the full thickness of the skin and subcutaneous layers.

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graft,

n a slip or portion of tissue used for implantation. See also donor site; recipient site.

graft, allo-,

n a graft between genetically dissimilar members of the same species.

graft, allogenic,

n a graft using tissue from the same species (i.e., person to person). See also allograft.

graft, alloplast

n a graft of an inert metal or plastic material.

graft, auto-,

n See graft, autogenous.

graft, autogenous

n a graft taken from one portion of an individual's body and implanted into another portion of the individual's body.

graft, autogenous bone,

n the bone that is removed from one area of a patient's body and transplanted into another area that requires additional bony material. Such bone grafts are advantageous because they contain live active cells that promote bone growth.

graft, bone,

n the transplantation of healthy bone tissue to a defective bone cavity so that the new bone tissue meets the surrounding, unaffected surface and promotes healing and new growth.

graft, bone, allograft,

n a bone graft using tissue obtained from an individual other than, but of the same species as, the host of the bone graft; sources include human cadavers, living relatives, and nonrelatives. Also called
allogeneic graft and
homograft.

graft, bone, autogenous,

n See graft, autogenous.

graft, composite,

n a transplant involving living tissue made of different materials, such as skin and cartilage.

graft donor site,

n the site from which graft material is taken.

graft, filler,

n the filling of defects, such as bone chips used to fill a cyst.

graft, free,

n a graft of tissue completely detached from its original site and blood supply.

graft, full-thickness,

n a skin graft consisting of the full thickness of the skin with none of the subcutaneous tissues.

graft, gingival,

n a graft in which a thin piece of tissue is taken from the palate of the oral cavity, or moved over from adjacent areas, to provide a stable band of soft tissue around a tooth or implant.

graft, hetero-,

n See graft, heterogenous.

graft, heterogenous

n a graft implanted from one species to another.

graft, homo-,

n See graft, homogenous.

graft, homogenous

n a graft taken from a member of a species and implanted into the body of a member of the same species.

graft, iliac,

n a bone graft whose donor site is the crest of the ilium. Various locations of the iliac crest duplicate areas of the mandible and curvatures of the midfacial skeleton.

graft, iso-,

n a graft between individuals with identical or histocompatible antigens.

graft, kiel,

n a denatured calf bone used to fill defects or restore facial contour.

graft, mucosal,

n a split-thickness graft involving the mucosa.

graft, onlay bone,

n a graft in which the grafted bone is applied laterally to the cortical bone of the recipient site, frequently to improve the contours of the chin or the malar eminence of the zygomatic bone.

graft, particulate,

n a surgical tissue implant or graft consisting of various particles, e.g., used in the stimulation of bone growth.

graft, pedicle

n a stem or tube of tissue that remains attached near the donor site to nourish the graft during advancement of a skin graft.

graft, ramus,

n the surgically removed bone taken from the ascending ramus of the mandible for the purpose of transplantation.

graft, split-thickness,

n a graft with varying thickness containing only mucosal elements and no subcutaneous tissue.

graft, swaging,

n a procedure analogous to bone grafting. Also referred to as a
contiguous transplant, which involves a greenstick fracture of bone bordering on an infrabony defect and the displacement of bone to eliminate the osseous defect.

graft, Thiersch's skin

n.pr a split-thickness skin graft containing cutaneous and some subcutaneous tissues, the line of cleavage through the rete peg layer.

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full-thickness graft

see full-thickness graft.