A process similar to splice grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is inserted in the slit of the other.

a surgeon's scissors, used in rhinoplastic operations, etc.

plural of grafting wax

a method of grafting in which a scion with a deep cleft is grafted to a wedge-shaped stock

plural of grafting tool

(organic chemistry) A branched polymer having sidechains composed of different monomers to that of the main chain.

plural of graft polymer

An operation to graft a piece of skin, moving it from one place to another, a dermoplasty. / A piece of skin grafted during such a surgery.

plural of skin graft

(medicine) A hyperacute rejection of a transplant, such as a skin graft, such that vascularization doesn’t occur due to the arteries being occluded by preformed antibodies, resulting in infarction and requiring removal of the transplant.