graft

noun/ɡræft/

Frequency rank: #7,927 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a piece of living tissue transplanted surgically to repair damaged tissue; also, corrupt use of one's position for personal gain.

Illustration for the English word “graft”

Example sentence

The surgeon performed the skin graft to replace the damaged skin on the patient's arm.

Synonyms & related words

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