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“Graft” or “Graphed”

Overview

graft / graphed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

graft: (noun) (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient. (noun) the act of grafting something onto something else. (verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants.

graphed: (verb) represent by means of a graph. (verb) plot upon a graph.

Pronunciation

graft: g·r·AE·f·t

graphed: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “graft”

  • Graft rejection
  • (Graft et al.
  • …intimal hyperplasia following a vein graft procedure.
  • …Brilliant Blue FCF during vein graft explantation.
  • …less unwanted growth below the graft.
  • …as Civil War loyalties, tariffs, graft and corruption dominated the year's…
  • …as a witness regarding a graft case in his ministry.
  • Winston for graft and grave misconduct.
  • …histocompatibility antigen which may induce graft rejection of male stem cell
  • …believed that growing polymer chains graft onto these water-soluble polymers, which…

Examples of “graphed”



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