Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
skin transplantation
skin trans·plan·ta·tion
Subclass of:
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures;
Tissue Transplantation
Definitions related to skin transplantation:
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Grafting skin from one site to another within an individual or between individuals of the same or different species.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The grafting of skin from one location to another in an attempt to replace a segment that is lost or damaged beyond repair.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The grafting of skin in humans or animals from one site to another to replace a lost portion of the body surface skin.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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