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How to pronounce “graft”

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Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of graft with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The Miracle of Organ Donation — and a Breakthrough for the Futureleading to the graft injury, to the organ injury,
Definition summary
(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.

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How to pronounce graft

The Miracle of Organ Donation — and a Breakthrough for the Future

leading to the graft injury, to the organ injury,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “graft”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
  • (horticulture) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
  • (surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
  • (intransitive) To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
  • (transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
  • (transitive) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
  • (transitive, nautical) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
  • (chemistry) To form a graft polymer

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