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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
graft .
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Examples
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"I've had 30 surgeries, plenty of skin grafts," said Crosbie, now 23.
Arizona May Legalize Fireworks, Putting Fools Throughout The State In Grave Danger - The Consumerist 2009
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We do have more than cheetahs, which may all descend from a single pair -- they have so little genetic diversity that skin grafts from one cheetah to another are not rejected.
The Wonder That Is Dog, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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"We do a fair amount of skin grafts," he explained, adding that even at the hospital, "you shine a light in a cupboard before you put a hand in it."
One Virtuoso Physician Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010
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Four children, three planned, one a surprise, skin grafts and organ surgeries had made her very familiar with pain of the body, and she handled it with relaxed ease.
365 tomorrows » J.R. Blackwell : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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- Unmask the horror: Jason needs some serious skin grafts in pictures from “Friday the 13th.”
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Four children, three planned, one a surprise, skin grafts and organ surgeries had made her very familiar with pain of the body, and she handled it with relaxed ease.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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I lost the first knuckle on the index finger of my right hand, almost lost the ring finger, and have tendon damage, skin grafts, and a chunk of bone lost.
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I can buy the skin grafts and artificial eyes coming from toy dog research, but a nasal spray that increases olfactory sensitivity?
Eureka: Best in Faux joshenglish 2008
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When using the pro-growth cocktail, the success rate of heart muscle grafts improved drastically: 100 percent of rat hearts showed successful tissue grafts, compared to only 18 percent in grafts without the cocktail.
Stem Cells Repair Rats Hearts Damaged By Heart Attack | Impact Lab 2007
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For years, bone marrow transplants and skin grafts have harvested the regenerative qualities of stem cells.
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