skin flap; flap
Medical term for a section of skin and underlying tissue surgically moved to cover a wound or defect. Compare with 皮弁 (ひべん), which is a broader term for any tissue flap.
See also: 皮弁 (ひべん)
A skin flap graft was performed for the burn treatment.
In plastic surgery, skin flaps are sometimes used to close wounds.
Compound of 皮膚 (ひふ, 'skin') and 弁 (べん, 'flap' or 'valve'), a medical term likely coined in modern Japanese surgery.