micrograft

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noun

A very small graft, especially of a few hair follicles

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Meanings

nounmicrograft (plural micrografts)

plural micrografts

  1. medicineA very small graft, especially of a few hair follicles
verbmicrograft (third-person singular simple present micrografts, present participle micrografting, simple past and past participle micrografted)

present singular third person micrografts · participle present micrografting · participle past micrografted · past micrografted

  1. transitivemedicineTo graft on a very small scale.

    Instead, EGFP positive transgenic shoots were micrografted in vitro onto 1 month old Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis (L.)

    2015 September 24, “Transgenic Citrus Expressing an Arabidopsis NPR1 Gene Exhibit Enhanced Resistance against Huanglongbing (HLB; Citrus Greening)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + graft.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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