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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery to correct defects or replace skin destroyed by injury or disease.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Restoration of lost skin by grafting or sliding the integument from another part.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun surgery Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.

Etymologies

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From dermato- + -plasty

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