skin grafting

noun

The procedure of covering and healing an open wound by transplanting healthy skin from one area of the body to another.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skin graft
nounskin grafting (countable and uncountable, plural skin graftings)

plural skin graftings

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe procedure of covering and healing an open wound by transplanting healthy skin from one area of the body to another.
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APA

skin grafting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20grafting

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“skin grafting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20grafting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skin grafting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20grafting.

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