Spanish Conversation · Level 118
59 words
Spanish word
injerto
Pronunciation
IPA/iŋˈxeɾto/
Meaning
- masculine noungraft
Example
El paciente necesita un injerto urgente.
The patient needs an urgent graft.
More examples
Mi hermana recibió un injerto de piel después del accidente.
My sister received a skin graft after the accident.
Core concept
A piece of skin, other tissue, or plant material placed onto another site so it attaches and restores function.
Common phrases
recibir un injerto
receive a graft
un injerto de piel
skin graft
Similar words
trasplante: Organ or major tissue transferred into another person or body site to restore function.
implante: Man-made object implanted in the body that supplements or enables bodily functions.
prótesis: Artificial limb or device attached to the body that substitutes a lost part and aids function.
Definition in Spanish
Porción de tejido o procedimiento por el que se coloca un trozo de piel, otro tejido o una parte de planta sobre otro lugar para que se adhiera, se integre y recupere su función.
Word origin
It comes from Latin inserere 'to insert' via medieval Romance and Old Spanish inxerto and literally denotes a piece inserted to become fixed to surrounding tissue.
Usage tips
- In Spanish injerto refers mainly to literal medical or horticultural grafts and is not normally used figuratively like English 'graft', and whole-organ transplants are usually called trasplante.
Other meanings
- graftingnoun
Opposites
- extracciónextractionnoun
Related words
- injertargraftverb
- injertadograftedadjective