domino surgery
A sequential chain of organ transplants where each recipient donates another organ to…A sequential chain of organ transplants where each recipient donates another organ to another person in exchange for the one that they have received.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A sequential chain of organ transplants where each recipient donates another organ to another person in exchange for the one that they have received.
Origin
By analogy with a row of dominos lined up so that they fall in sequence when the first isBy analogy with a row of dominos lined up so that they fall in sequence when the first is pushed.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable