| epidermic graft | A graft supposed to contain only epidermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Esser graft | A skin graft wrapped (raw side out) around a bolus of dental compound and inserted into a prepared surgical pocket. Synonym: epithelial inlay, Esser graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia graft | A graft of fibrous tissue, usually the fascia lata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular graft | A nerve graft in which each bundle of fibres is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat graft | A free graft of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zooplastic graft | A graft of tissue from an animal to a human. Synonym: animal graft, zooplastic graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krause graft | A full-thickness skin graft. Synonym: Krause-Wolfe graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krause-Wolfe graft | A full-thickness skin graft. Synonym: Krause-Wolfe graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| filler graft | A graft used for the filling of defects, e.g., filling a cyst with bone chips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free graft | A graft transplanted without its normal attachments, or a pedicle, from one site to another. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness graft | A graft of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular graft | A nerve graft in which each funiculus (composed of two or more fasciculi) is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abducens nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The 6th cranial nerve. The abducens nerve originates in the abducens nucleus of the pons and sends motor fibres to the lateral rectus muscles of the eye. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abducent nerve | <anatomy> The abducent nerve enervates a muscle which moves the eyeball. Lesions of the sixth cranial nerve result in deviation of the eyeball outward and double vision. Synonym: cranial nerve VI. (27 Sep 1997) |
| accessory nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The accessory nerve enervates the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the trapezius muscles. Lesions of the eleventh result in drooping of the shoulder and inability to rotate the head away from the affected side. Synonym: cranial nerve XI. (27 Sep 1997) |