domino surgery

noun

A sequential chain of organ transplants where each recipient donates another organ to another person in exchange for the one that they have received.

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Meanings

noundomino surgery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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 is pushed.

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APA

domino surgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domino%20surgery

MLA

“domino surgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domino%20surgery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domino surgery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domino%20surgery.

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