| BPG | benzathine penicillin G; D-2,3-bisphosphoglycerate; blood pressure gauge; bypass graft |
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| CABGS | coronary artery bypass graft surgery |
| CARB | carbohydrate; coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAVG | coronary artery vein graft |
| CBG | capillary blood gases; coronary bypass graft; corticosteroid-binding globulin; cortisol-binding glob... |
perichondral cutaneous graft
| periosteal graft | A graft of periosteum, usually placed on bare bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chip graft | A graft utilizing small pieces of cartilage or bone which is packed into a bone defect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chorioallantoic graft | Transplanting of living material to the chorioallantoic membrane of the embryonic chick. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phemister graft | An autogenous onlay bone graft used in treating delayed union of fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pinch graft | Small bits of skin, of partial or full thickness, removed from a healthy area and seeded in a site to be covered. Synonym: Reverdin graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white graft | Rejection of a skin allograft so acute that vascularization never occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| composite graft | A graft composed of several structures, such as skin and cartilage or a full-thickness segment of the ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosal graft | A graft of mucous membrane, usually the full-thickness of the lining of the cheek or lower lip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wolfe graft | A full-thickness skin graft without any subcutaneous fat. Synonym: Wolfe-Krause graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wolfe-Krause graft | A full-thickness skin graft without any subcutaneous fat. Synonym: Wolfe-Krause graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corneal graft | corneal transplant |
| coronary artery bypass graft | A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on the resting (nonbeating) heart. This procedure has proven to extend the lives of individuals with coronary artery disease and improve the quality of life. Recovery in the hospital is approximately 7-10 days. (27 Sep 1997) |
| porcine graft | A split-thickness graft from a pig, applied to a raw area on a human as a temporary dressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous graft versus host reaction | An acute erythematous maculopapular reaction with bulla formation in the most severe cases; chronic changes may resemble lichen planus or scleroderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutis graft | A graft of corium, from which epidermis and subcutaneous tissue have been separated. (05 Mar 2000) |