downgraft

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noun

A surgical grafting procedure that involves downward (inferior) movement, usually of the maxilla, done for reconstructive purposes, as for improved cosmesis or for posttraumatic restoration.

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Meanings

noundowngraft (plural downgrafts)

plural downgrafts

  1. medicineA surgical grafting procedure that involves downward (inferior) movement, usually of the maxilla, done for reconstructive purposes, as for improved cosmesis or for posttraumatic restoration.
verbdowngraft (third-person singular simple present downgrafts, present participle downgrafting, simple past and past participle downgrafted)

present singular third person downgrafts · participle present downgrafting · participle past downgrafted · past downgrafted

  1. medicineTo perform a procedure of the downgraft type; to move a body part downward (inferiorly), usually the maxilla.

Origin

From down- + graft.

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APA

downgraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgraft

MLA

“downgraft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgraft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downgraft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgraft.

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