Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
nerve graft
nerve graft
Definitions related to nerve graft:
  • (nerve grafting) A surgical procedure to replace missing or severely damaged nerves with healthy, viable nerve tissue.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (nerve grafting) Replacing a damaged nerve with a section of a healthy nerve that has been removed from another part of the body. This procedure is being studied in the prevention of erectile dysfunction in men having surgery for prostate cancer.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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