grafting Definition

to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock; also : to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft

to propagate (a plant) by grafting

to join or unite as if by grafting

to get (illicit gain) by graft

to practice graft

a surgical procedure performed to shunt blood around a narrowing or blockage in the coronary artery of the heart that usually involves grafting one end of a segment of blood vessel (such as a vein of the leg) removed from another part of the body into the aorta and the other end of the segment into the coronary artery beyond the obstructed area to allow for increased blood flow —often followed by the word surgery or operation —abbreviation CABG

a piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a defective or denuded area (such as one that has been burned); also : the procedure by which such a piece of skin is removed and transferred to a new area