greffe

graft, transplant

noun GREF Rare

Origin: From Greek 'graphion' (stylus), via Old French

Also means

court registry, clerk's office

Usage Note

Greffe has two quite separate meanings: in medicine/botany it is a graft or transplant (greffe du cœur = heart transplant), and in the justice system it is the clerk's office of a court (le greffe du tribunal). The verb greffer means 'to graft'. The gender is feminine in both senses.

Examples

"La greffe du rein a été un succès."

Natural Translation

The kidney transplant was a success.

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