vt :  to implant (living tissue) surgically <ed a new piece of artery into the ruptured portion of the old artery>  vi  :  to perform grafting
, n 1  :  the act of grafting  2  :  something grafted : specif  :  living tissue used in grafting .
 
 
 
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