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A medical term that means specialist in the skin is ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Describe the different types of skin grafts.
 
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Answer to Question 1

dermatologist

Answer to Question 2

1. Allograft: skin graft comes from another person, not the patient; usually a cadaver
2. Autograft: skin graft comes from another part of the patient's body
3. Heterograft: skin graft comes from an animal of another species, usually a pig; also called xenograft



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