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Skin Transplantation

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Definition: The grafting of skin in humans or animals from one site to another to replace a lost portion of the body surface skin.  do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not coord with TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS or TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROTOPIC unless particularly discussed   
See Also Surgical Flaps
Other names Transplantation, Skin; Grafting, Skin; Dermatoplasty; Transplantations, Skin; Skin Transplantations; Skin Graftings; Skin Grafting; Graftings, Skin; Dermatoplasties

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