grafting

Speech parts

1. grafting - Noun

2. grafting - Verb

Meaning

of Graft

The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.

The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.

A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

graft join insertion planting insert attach vaccination fixing transplant bribery implantation implant transplantation inoculation affix
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Antonyms

repulse fight combat dispute counter contest
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Hypernyms

attachment affixation

Phrases with the word

grafting knife coronary artery bypass grafting bud grafting

Examples

Grafting is, in effect, the healing of two common wounds. Commercial nurseries charge high prices for grafted stock, and the public bears the cost... Ken Kern

The doctors realized very clearly that their minds and emotions were changing from day to day. On the one hand they were healing the patient, and on the other it looked as if they were healing themselves too. It was this chief surgeon who first volunteered to offer his skin when grafting began. Ba Jin

It is good grafting on a good stock. English Proverb

Depending on the species, each fruit can contain hundreds or even thousand of seeds. citation Figs can be propagated by seeds, cuttings, air-layering or grafting. Source: Internet

Collagen is used in bone grafting as it has a triple helical structure, making it a very strong molecule. Source: Internet

By grafting a bioactive polymer polyNaSS on a polyethylene terephalate device, commonly used in ACL reconstruction, it optimizes the adhesion and distribution of human fibroblasts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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