domino transplant

domino transplant
 n.— «She was assailed with morbid quilt about the donor of her heart and lungs and also excessively preoccupied with the child who had received her heart in a so called “domino” transplant.» —by Hannah Mcgee Quality of Life Following Renal Failure June 1, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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