graft

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v., graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts.

v.tr.

1. 1. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact.
   2. To join (a plant or plants) by such union.
2. To transplant or implant (living tissue, for example) surgically into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
3. To join or unite closely: graft new customs onto old.

v.intr.

1. To make a graft.
2. To be or become joined.

n.

1. 1. A detached shoot or bud united or to be united with a growing plant.
   2. The union or point of union of a detached shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or attachment.
   3. A plant produced by such union.
2. 1. Material, especially living tissue or an organ, surgically attached to or inserted into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
   2. The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material.
   3. The configuration or condition resulting from such a procedure.

[Middle English graften, alteration of graffen, probably from Old French grafier, from graffe, stylus, graft (from its shape), from Latin graphium, stylus. See graffito. N., Middle English grafte, alteration of graffe, from Old French.]

grafter graft'er n.

noun

Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior: bribe, fix, payola. Informal payoff. Slang boodle. See crimes, money, persuasion/dissuasion.

n

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

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To join a scion, shoot, or bud to the stock of another similar plant.

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1. any tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation.
2. to implant or transplant such tissue. See also flap (1), grafting, allograft, xenograft.

• autodermic g., autoepidermic g. — a skin graft taken from the patient's own body.
• autologous g., autoplastic g. — a graft taken from another area of the patient's own body; an autograft.
• avascular g. — a graft of tissue in which not even transient vascularization is achieved.
• g. bed — site to which a graft is to be joined.
• bone g. — the transfer of living bone, usually for fracture repair or reconstructive surgery. Various types of bone grafts are identified, depending on their source and treatment, if any, e.g. cortical, autograft, allograft, cancellous, xenograft, isograft.
• cable g. — a nerve graft made up of several sections of nerve in the manner of a cable.
• chess-board g. — see stamp graft (below).
• cutis g. — dermal graft.
• dermal g., dermic g. — skin from which epidermis and subcutaneous fat have been removed, used instead of fascia in various plastic procedures.
• g. enhancement — prior exposure of the recipient to the donor's tissues may prolong survival of a graft.
• epidermal g. — a piece of epidermis implanted on a raw surface.
• fascia g. — a graft of tissue taken from the external investing fascia of the leg (fascia lata).
• fascicular g. — a nerve graft in which bundles of nerve fibers are approximated and sutured separately.
• free g. — a graft of tissue completely freed from its bed, in contrast to a flap.
• full-thickness g. — a skin graft consisting of the full thickness of the skin, with little or none of the subcutaneous tissue.
• heterodermic g. — see heterodermic.
• heterologous g., heteroplastic g. — a graft of tissue transplanted between animals of different species; a heterograft or xenograft.
• homologous g. — a graft of tissue obtained from the body of another animal of the same species but with a genotype differing from that of the recipient; a homograft or allograft.
• isologous g., isoplastic g. — a graft of tissue transplanted between genetically identical individuals; an isograft.
• lamellar g. — replacement of the superficial layers of an opaque cornea by a thin layer of clear cornea from a donor eye.
• mesh g. — skin grafts in which multiple small incisions have been made to permit lateral stretching of the graft and to increase flexibility to facilitate placement in tricky sites.

  Mesh graft. By permission from Slatter D, Textbookof Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

• omental g's — free or attached segments of omentum used to cover suture lines following gastrointestinal or colonic surgery.
• patch g. — used in the surgical repair of tissue defects of the esophagus and to enlarge the pulmonary outflow tract. In-lay patches replace missing tissue. On-lay patches reinforce existing tissue.
• pedicle g. — a portion of skin and subcutaneous tissue with a vascular attachment moved from one part of the body to another. Grafted to the new site, they not only can survive because of their own vascular supply, they can improve circulation in the site. Called also pedicle flap.
• penetrating g. — a full-thickness corneal transplant.
• periosteal g. — a piece of periosteum to cover a denuded bone.
• pinch g. — a piece of skin graft about 6 mm in diameter, obtained by elevating the skin with a needle and slicing it off with a knife.
• punch g. — grafts are obtained by using a skin biopsy punch on the animal or on a piece of separated skin.
• g. rejection — see rejection.
• seed g. — small pieces of skin are imbedded in granulation tissue on the same patient.
• sieve g. — 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.
• skin g. — a piece of skin implanted to replace a lost part of the integument. Many types of graft are used and are included in this list.
• split-skin g. — a skin graft consisting of only a portion of the skin thickness.
• sponge g. — a bit of sponge inserted into a wound to promote the formation of granulations.
• stamp g. — squares of split-thickness or full-thickness skin are placed on a bed of granulation tissue.
• thick-split g. — a skin graft cut in pieces, often including about two-thirds of the full thickness of the skin.
• tubed g. — see rope flap.
• tunnel g. — see rope flap.
• vascular g. — see vascular conduit.

IN BRIEF: Something transplanted, as a body organ or seedling. Also: To get money by dishonest means.

The perception of truth must be a growth from within. It cannot be a graft. — Paramahansaji.

Tutor's tip: The gardener "graphed" (to record data in a visual form) the growth of the tree "graft" (a part of a plant attached to another plant).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - podekvist, podning, podested, transplantat, spadestik
v. tr. - pode, transplantere, forædle ved podning, overføre
v. intr. - blive podet, udføre podning

2.
n. - korruption, svindel, bestikkelsessystem, fortjeneste erhvervet ved korruption, returkommission
v. intr. - stjæle, skaffe sig penge ved korruption

3.
n. - slid, hårdt arbejde, knokleri
v. intr. - knokle, slide

Nederlands (Dutch)
enten, verenigen, transplanteren, keihard werken, verkrijgen d.m.v. corruptie, ent, entspleet, transplantaat, karwei, (politiek) geknoei, oneerlijk voordeel

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Hort, Méd) greffe
v. tr. - (Hort, Méd) greffer
v. intr. - (Hort, Méd) greffer

2.
n. - corruption, pot-de-vin
v. intr. - donner/percevoir des pots-de vin, escroquer

3.
n. - (GB) boulot
v. intr. - (GB) bosser (fam)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pfropfreis, Pfropfung, Propfstelle, Transplantat, Transplantation, (ugs.) Plackerei
v. - pfropfen, verpflanzen, Transplantation vornehmen

2.
n. - (ugs.) Gaunerei
v. - (ugs.) erschwindeln, mit kleinen Gaunereien Geld machen

3.
n. - (ugs.) Plackerei, Schufterei
v. - (ugs.) schuften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μπολιάζω, μεταμοσχεύω, χρηματίζομαι
n. - μόσχευμα, κεντρί (κν. μπόλι), (ιατρ.) μόσχευμα, χρηματισμός, ρεμούλα

Italiano (Italian)
innestare, guadagnare illecitamente, innesto, corruzione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enxertar, transplantar, receber suborno
n. - enxerto (m), tecido (m) transplantado (Med.), suborno (m)

Русский (Russian)
прививка (растения), привой, операция пересадки ткани, взяточничество, блат, прививать (растение), пересаживать ткань, брать взятки, пользоваться нечестными доходами

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - injerto, esqueje
v. tr. - injertar, esquejar, trasplantar un injerto
v. intr. - injertar, esquejar, ser injertado

2.
n. - corrupción, chanchullos, soborno
v. intr. - sobornar, hacer chanchullos

3.
n. - trabajo duro
v. intr. - esqueje, trabajar duro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ympa, transplantera (med.), omplantera, utnyttja sin ställning, jobba hårt (sl.), mygla sig till
n. - ympkvist, ympning, ympställe, transplantat (med.), transplantation (med.), korruption, mutor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 将...嫁接, 移植, 嫁接, 培育, 将...转嫁, 接受嫁接, 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接过程, 移植物

2. 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接过程, 嫁接, 移植物, 用不正当手法谋取, 用不正当手法谋取钱财

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接過程, 嫁接, 移植物
v. tr. - 用不正當手法謀取
v. intr. - 用不正當手法謀取錢財

2.
v. tr. - 將...嫁接, 移植, 嫁接, 培育, 將...轉嫁
v. intr. - 嫁接, 接受嫁接
n. - 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接過程, 嫁接, 移植物

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 접목, 접붙이기, 이식
v. tr. - 접목하다, 이식하다, 융합하다
v. intr. - ~에 접목되다

2.
n. - 부정 이득
v. intr. - 부정 이득을 취하다

3.
n. - 열심히 일함
v. intr. - 열심히 일하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 接ぎ木する, 移植する, 接ぐ, 汚職する
n. - 接ぎ穂, 移植組織片, 汚職, 不正利得

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطعم النبات, يرقع الجسم بقطعه من الجلد إلخ (الاسم) تطعيم النبات, عسلوج التطعيم, رقعه من الجلد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שתל, הרכיב, השתיל‬
n. - ‮ייחור, רוכב (בהרכבה), רקמה מושתלת, הרכבת ייחור, השתלת רקמה חיה, הרכבה לשם חיבור מתמיד‬
n. - ‮שוחד, ניצול השפעה‬
v. tr. - ‮ניצל קשרים‬
v. intr. - ‮לקח שוחד‬
n. - ‮עבודה קשה (עגה)‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד קשה (עגה)‬

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