Definition
植皮 refers to skin grafting — a surgical procedure where healthy skin is transplanted to cover a wound or burn. It can refer to the operation itself (植皮手术) or the grafted skin tissue (移植的皮肤). As a noun, it often appears as the object of verbs like 做 (to perform) or 需要 (to need).
n.
skin graft (procedure)grafted skin (tissue)
Examples
- 植皮。Yīshēng jiànyì tā zuò zhí pí shǒushù lái xiūfù shāngkǒu.The doctor recommended that he undergo skin graft surgery to repair the wound.
- 植皮。Shāoshāng huànzhě xūyào duō cì zhí pí cáinéng wánquán huīfù.Burn patients need multiple skin grafts to fully recover.
- 植皮。Qǔ pí hé zhí pí shì zhěngxíng wàikē de chángguī cāozuò.Skin harvesting and skin grafting are routine procedures in plastic surgery.
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