downgraft

== English == === Etymology === From down- +‎ graft. === Noun === downgraft (plural downgrafts) (surgery) A surgical grafting procedure that involves downward (inferior) movement, usually of the maxilla, done for reconstructive purposes, as for improved cosmesis or for posttraumatic restoration. === Verb === downgraft (third-person singular simple present downgrafts, present participle downgrafting, simple past and past participle downgrafted) (surgery) To perform a procedure of the downgraft type; to move a body part downward (inferiorly), usually the maxilla.