Graft
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Graft or grafting may refer to:
- GraftingGraftingGrafting is a horticultural technique whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together. This vascular joining is called inosculation...
, where the tissues of one plant are affixed to the tissues of another - Medical graftingMedical graftingGrafting refers to a surgical procedure to move tissue from one site to another on the body, or from another person, without bringing its own blood supply with it. Instead, a new blood supply grows in after it is placed. A similar technique where tissue is transferred with the blood supply intact...
, a surgical procedure to transplant tissue without a blood supply- Bone graftingBone graftingBone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone in order to repair bone fractures that are extremely complex, pose a significant health risk to the patient, or fail to heal properly....
- Skin graftingSkin graftingSkin grafting is a type of graft surgery involving the transplantation of skin. The transplanted tissue is called a skin graft.Skin grafting is often used to treat:*Extensive wounding or trauma*Burns...
- Bone grafting
- PhotograftingPhotograftingPhotografting is a technique used in the study of polymers and more in specific polymeric biomaterials. Technically speaking it is the covalent incorporation of functional additives to a polymer matrix or polymer surface using a light-induced mechanism. It is an important technique for the...
, a technique used in the study of polymers - Grafting (knitting)Grafting (knitting)In knitting, grafting is the joining of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in one of three types of seams:# selvage-to-selvage seam,# selvage-to-end seam, or# end-to-end seam...
, the joining of two knitted fabrics - Grafting (algorithm)Grafting (algorithm)In computer science, grafting is a method used to manipulate trees. One such tree is an ordered tree, which is where the subtrees for any node are ordered. Let root, ..., root be the children of root and root be the ith child...
, a method used to manipulate trees in computer science - Grafting (decision trees), the process of adding nodes to inferred decision trees in computer science
- Graft (Netherlands)Graft (Netherlands)Graft is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Graft-De Rijp, and lies about 11 km south of Alkmaar.Graft was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with De Rijp....
, a village in the municipality of Graft-De Rijp - Graft architectsGraft architectsGRAFT is a design studio conceived as a ‘label’ for architecture, urban planning, exhibition design, music and the “pursuit of happiness”. Graft was founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, California by Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit, and headed by partner Alejandra Lillo from 2007 ...
, an architecture firm - DitchDitchA ditch is usually defined as a small to moderate depression created to channel water.In Anglo-Saxon, the word dïc already existed and was pronounced 'deek' in northern England and 'deetch' in the south. The origins of the word lie in digging a trench and forming the upcast soil into a bank...
, archaic usage - Graft (politics)Graft (politics)In general graft is an unscrupulous use of one’s authority for personal gain. However, the gain may also end up in party coffers...
, a form of political corruption - Graft (1915 serial)Graft (1915 serial)Graft is a 1915 film serial featuring Harry Carey. This serial is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Tom Larnigan . Carey took over lead from Hobart Henley from the fourth chapter.* Hobart Henley - Bruce Larnigan...
, a 1915 film serial - Graft (1931 film)Graft (1931 film)Graft is a 1931 thriller film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Regis Toomey and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Regis Toomey - Dusty Hotchkiss* Sue Carol - Constance Hall* Dorothy Revier - Pearl Vaughan* Boris Karloff - Joe Terry...
, a 1931 film featuring Boris Karloff