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graft

1. Horticulture
a. a piece of plant tissue (the scion), normally a stem, that is made to unite with an established plant (the stock), which supports and nourishes it
b. the plant resulting from the union of scion and stock
c. the point of union between the scion and the stock
2. Surgery a piece of tissue or an organ transplanted from a donor or from the patient's own body to an area of the body in need of the tissue
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graft

[graft]
(biology)
To unite to form a graft.
A piece of tissue transplanted from one individual to another or to a different place on the same individual.
An individual resulting from the grafting of parts.
(botany)
To unite a scion to an understock in such manner that the two grow together and continue development as a single plant without change in scion or stock.
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graft

To join a scion, shoot, or bud to the stock of another similar plant.
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Eleven-year experience with composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve.
There is debate about the tissue designation of upper extremity composite grafts because they share significant similarities to solid organ donation, including procurement from beating heart donors to limit cold ischemia and time constraints to assess donor suitability, communicate with a potential recipient, and coordinate with procurement teams.
Safety and usefulness of composite grafts for total arterial myocardial revascularization: A prospective randomized evaluation.
Moreover, in pediatric patients, in the long term follow-up studies, composite grafts showed superior durability to the autografts and homografts for aortic position.
In the Cuff Technique we used 8 to 9 mm Native Aortic cuff to reinforce our proximal anastomosis, while in non-cuff technique composite graft was directly anastomosed to LVOT.
Auricular composite graft is one of the most advantageous methods because it is possible to reconstruct the structural cartilage and skin in one stage.
Quadriceps tendon graft for ACL reconstruction is an alternative composite graft in ACL reconstruction.
(2, 6) Commonly used methods to correct alar retraction can be divided into three broad categories: Composite graft, ala rotation flap (soft tissue advancements) and rim graft.
The replacement of the aortic wall and the dissected ascending aorta with a composite graft carrying mechanical valve prosthesis represents an established surgical treatment with excellent results.9,10 However, the lifelong need for anticoagu-lation with the risk of bleeding and possible throm-
The composite graft was placed endonasally (figure 3, A) and was suture-fixated with transcutaneous 6-0 polypropylene sutures (figure 3, B).
(6) first reported the use of composite graft for tymapnic membrane reconstruction.
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