Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

skin graft, full-thickness
A graft technique in
which sheets of skin containing both the epidermis
and the dermis are used. For example, a full-thick-
ness skin graft might be used to repair a severe burn
wound.
skin graft, mesh
A graft technique in which mul-
tiple pieces of skin are carefully arranged to cover an
area. This technique is used most frequently when a
large area needs to be protected, as after a severe
burn over a large area.
skin graft, pedicle
A graft technique in which a
piece of skin from a nearby area remains attached
at one of its corners, while the main part of the
piece is reattached over the area that needs to be
covered.
skin graft, pinch
A graft technique in which very
small squares of skin are attached to the area that
needs to be covered, in hopes that they will start to
grow and cover the area.
skin graft, porcine
A skin graft in which pig
skin is used. Like grafts from human donors,
porcine grafts are usually just a short-term protec-
tive measure.
skin graft, split-thickness
A graft technique in
which sheets of skin containing the epidermis and
part of the dermis are used. This graft might be used
when only portions of the skin have been injured,
such as after a scraping injury.
skin plaque
See 
plaque, skin.
skin tag
A small tag of skin that may be squat
(sessile) or on a stalk (a peduncle). Skin tags com-
monly occur on the eyelids, neck, armpits, upper
chest, and groin. This tiny benign tumor of the skin
usually causes no symptoms unless it is repeatedly
irritated as, for example, by a collar. Treatment may
involve freezing the skin tag with liquid nitrogen or
cutting off the skin tag with a scalpel or scissors if
the skin tag is irritating or cosmetically unwanted.
Also known as acrochordon.