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graft (something) on

To connect or join two things, typically living things (such as plants or human tissue). Can the burn doctor really graft healthy skin cells on?
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graft (something) onto (something)

To connect or join two things, typically living things (such as plants or human tissue). Can the doctor really graft healthy skin cells onto that burned area?
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graft away

To work laboriously on something. Primarily heard in UK. Sean's really been grafting away on his term paper—I hope he gets an A. If you really graft away, you might be able to get this house cleaned in a couple hours, but geez, it'll be a lot of work.
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graft something on(to) something

 and graft something on
to splice a living part onto another living part. The gardener grafted a red rose onto the stem of another species. The gardener grafted on a red rose.
See also: graft, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The different graft materials used for tympanoplasty are temporalis fascia, cartilage, perichondrium, vein, fat, dura mater, and periosteum etc.3,5 Temporalis fascia is the most preferable graft material used by surgeon with success rate of 93-97% in primary tympanoplasties.
The rationale of this study is that tragal perichondrium graft is strong, thin, easily available and easier to manipulate than tragal cartilage.
Tympanoplasty Type-I using tragal perichondrium graft: Our experience
Follow-up angiography was not performed routinely in all the patients, and hence, the number of angiographic arterial grafts was limited, particularly the RGEA.
Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A 10-Year Experience
Immediately after grafting, the plants were transferred to a healing chamber or mist chamber and kept for seven days at RH >95%, 29AdegC and darkness (shaded conditions) for graft union healing.
ROLE OF CUCURBITACEOUS ROOTSTOCKS ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH, FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY OF BITTER GOURD (MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L.) SCIONS THROUGH GRAFTING
Other non-invasive techniques like exercise ECG, stress myocardial imaging and stress echo are also available for the assessment of post CBAG patients however they lack the anatomical details of the grafts and native vessels.
PATENCY OF BYPASS GRAFTS ON MSCT ANGIOGRAPHY, AFIC EXPERIENCE
A CTA revealed a dissection flap involving the synthetic graft without evidence of graft thrombosis.
Spontaneous pseudointimal graft dissection in a patient with coarctation of the aorta
Studies on incompatibility between some pear and quince grafts. The Journal of Horticultural Science, London, v.26, p.238-245, 1951.
GRAFT COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN EUROPEAN PEAR CULTIVARS AND EAST MALLING "C" ROOTSTOCK/COMPATIBILIDADE DE ENXERTIA ENTRE CULTIVARES DE PEREIRAS EUROPEIAS E PORTAENXERTOS DE MARMELEIRO EAST MALLING "C"
When grafts of more than 2 cm diameter are needed, Dr.
When--and how--to do a full-thickness graft repair
Venaflo[R] II vascular grafts are made of ePTFE material with carbon impregnated into the inner portions of the graft wall (see Figure 2).
Nursing Care for Patients with Synthetic Arteriovenous Grafts
New cells that form at the graft union are thin-walled and very susceptible to drying out, which must be avoided.
Grafting fruit trees: fuse stems with rootstocks to form fast-growing, fruit-bearing plants
In the present study, 20.38% of grafts survived when jabuticabeira Acu was grafted onto rootstocks of the same species (Table 2 and Figure 2).
Grafting technique and rootstock species for the propagation of Plinia cauliflora/Enxertia e especie de porta-enxerto na propagacao de Plinia cauliflora
The diameter, blood velocity, and blood flow of vein grafts were measured intraoperatively and 4 weeks after the operation using the Vevo 2100 Imaging System (VisualSonics Inc., Canada).
Collagen External Scaffolds Mitigate Intimal Hyperplasia and Improve Remodeling of Vein Grafts in a Rabbit Arteriovenous Graft Model
However new application and culture techniques have led to growing consumer attraction towards frozen skin graft. According to the current scenario, several surgeons have pointed out that frozen skin graft has been significantly beneficial for treating full-thickness burns.
Frozen Skin Graft Market Highlighting Regional Revenue Share Dominance during 2018 to 2028
Summary: Fact.MR has announced the addition of the " Frozen Skin Graft Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking - Global Review 2018 to 2028"report to their offering.
Frozen Skin Graft Market Forecast Covering Growth Inclinations & Development Strategies until 2028
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