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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 ofskin grafts .
Etymologies
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From dermato- + -plasty
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