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Graft
Graft Graft, n. [Prob. orig. so called because illegitimate or
improper profit was looked upon as a graft, or sort of
excrescence, on a legitimate business undertaking, in
distinction from its natural proper development.]
1. Acquisition of money, position, etc., by dishonest or
unjust means, as by actual theft or by taking advantage of
a public office or any position of trust or employment to
obtain fees, perquisites, profits on contracts,
legislation, pay for work not done or service not
performed, etc.; illegal or unfair practice for profit or
personal advantage; also, anything thus gained. [Colloq.]
2. A ``soft thing' or ``easy thing;' a ``snap.' [Slang]
GraftGraft Graft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Grafting.] [F. greffer. See Graft, n.]
1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree;
to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to
insert a graft upon. [Formerly written graff.]
2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in
a lesion so as to form an organic union.
3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to
bring about a close union.
And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope.
4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing,
etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns. Graft
Graft Graft, v. i.
To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into
another; to practice grafting.
GraftGraft Graft, n. [OE. graff, F. greffe, originally the same
word as OF. grafe pencil, L. graphium, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to
write; prob. akin to E. carve. So named from the resemblance
of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Cf. Graphic,
Grammar.]
(a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another
tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it.
The two unite and become one tree, but the graft
determines the kind of fruit.
(b) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
(c) (Surg.) A portion of living tissue used in the operation
of autoplasty.
Meaning of Grafts from wikipedia
- Look up
graft or
grafting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Graft or
grafting may
refer to:
Graft (politics), a form of
political corruption Graft, Netherlands...
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using a
blackout curtain.
Budset follows, and the
grafts are held in the
greenhouse until mid-May.
Grafts are then
moved into a
cooler at 4 °C for 1000 hours...
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There are two
types of skin
grafts: Split-thickness skin
grafts (the
epidermis and part of the dermis) Full-thickness skin
grafts (the
epidermis and the entire...
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receiving the
graft usually must be
treated with long-term
immunosuppressant drugs. Most skin
grafts are successful, but in some
cases grafts do not heal...
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grafts are
expected to be
resorbed and
replaced as the
natural bone
heals over a few months' time. The
principles involved in
successful bone
grafts include...
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Graft, as
understood in
American English, is a form of
political corruption defined as the
unscrupulous use of a politician's
authority for
personal gain...
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history of
graft selection. He
established the use of
bilateral ITAs as
superior to vein
grafts.
Surgeons examined the use of
other arterial grafts—splenic...
- In medicine, vein
graft failure (VGF) is a
condition in
which vein
grafts,
which are used as
alternative conduits in byp****
surgeries (e.g. CABG), get...
- monomer. The
difference in
distribution of
grafts has
significant effects on the
physical properties of the
grafted copolymer. Polyethylene, polysiloxanes...
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apically positioned flaps,
although technically not
grafting procedures, are
other forms of a
pedicle grafts in that
gingival tissue is
freed up and
moved either...
