pinch grafting
Meanings
noun
- A technique of skin grafting in which the graft is harvested by pinching the skin and shaving off a small bit of epidermis without drawing blood.
Word forms
Etymology
From the way the person performing the procedure pinches the skin in order to harvest tissue to graft.
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