skin graft

noun

: a piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a defective or denuded area (such as one that has been burned)

also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area

skin grafting noun

Examples of skin graft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was hospitalized and had to undergo multiple skin grafts. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025

Michael Garcia underwent skin grafts and other procedures on his genitals after he was handed a takeout tray of venti-sized drinks at a drive-through on Feb. 8, 2020. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025

The material has been used to make surgical glues that stop bleeding, hold skin grafts together without scarring, bond implants to bones, and keep stem cells in place long enough to repair tissue damage. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025

Photo: Jesse Coburn Victor Fernandez’s back was badly burned by the fire, and required two skin grafts. —Jesse Coburn, Curbed, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skin graft

• abaft
• aircraft
• camshaft
• crankshaft
• downdraft
• engraft
• priestcraft
• redraft
• schoolcraft
• spacecraft
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• statecraft

Kids Definition

skin graft

noun

: skin transferred from a donor area to grow new skin at a place where the skin has been destroyed or stripped away (as by burning)

also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area

Medical Definition

skin graft

noun

: a piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a defective or denuded area (as one that has been burned)

also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area