graft

[US]/ɡrɑːft/
[UK]/ɡræft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. transplant; engage in corrupt practices
vt. transplant; engage in corrupt practices
n. transplant; engage in corrupt practices

Phrases & Collocations

grafting technique

graft rejection

skin graft

bone graft

graft surgery

graft survival rate

hair grafting

graft copolymerization

graft copolymer

graft polymerization

graft in

graft polymer

graft on

Example Sentences

a grafter of roses.

a skin graft on the burnt leg

the graft is anastomosed to the vein of the recipient.

graft new customs onto old.

they can graft a new hand on to the nerve ends.

syngeneic grafts; syngeneic animals.

a xenogeneic tissue graft; xenogeneic antibodies.

it was common to graft different varieties on to a single tree trunk.

an autogenous graft; an autogenous vaccine.

The grafter was constantly haunted by fear of discovery.

Cleft-grafting of green budwood is also successful.

The effects of hexanolactam as electron donor on graft reaction was investigated.

He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs.

Physiological mature of bud is the base of grafting,and semi-lignify is considered as the index of walnut grafting at growing stage.

western-style government could not easily be grafted on to a profoundly different country.

Chemical modification including oxygenation, esterify, graft copolymerization and so on.

Bone grafting of the alveolus is an essential step in the reconstruction of the orofacial cleft deformity.

Burns can often be cured by grafting on skin from another part of the same body.

Real-world Examples

She even knew how to graft skin onto a burn victim.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

We call these autologous grafts -- autografts.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2016 Collection

New ways of doing skin grafts to help people that were burned.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

That may stop the immune system attacking such grafts as foreign objects.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Some 2,600 workers have been grafting on Icon of the Seas each day.

Source: CNN Reading Selection

As head of the State Property Fund Mr Umerov has a record of rooting out graft.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Stem cells are also being cultured to create skin that can be grafted on burned bruises.

Source: Daily Life Medical Science Popularization

They will plant and care for the grafts.

Source: Global Slow English

Skin grafts have been used to help burn victims.

Source: VOA Special November 2021 Collection

For her, the worn-out floor symbolised hard graft, or hard work.

Source: 6 Minute English

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