transsexual
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.trans·sex·u·al
noun \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -shəl\Definition of TRANSSEXUAL
: a person who strongly identifies with the opposite sex and may seek to live as a member of this sex especially by undergoing surgery and hormone therapy to obtain the necessary physical appearance (as by changing the external sex organs)
— transsexual adjective
— trans·sex·u·al·ism also tran·sex·u·al·ism \-sh(ə-)wə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-ˌli-\ noun
— trans·sex·u·al·i·ty also tran·sex·u·al·i·ty \-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē\ noun
See Variants of TRANSSEXUAL
trans·sex·u·al also tran·sex·u·al \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -shəl\
First Known Use of TRANSSEXUAL
1957
trans·sex·u·al
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of TRANSSEXUAL
: a person who psychologically identifies with the opposite sex and may seek to live as a member of this sex especially by undergoing surgery and hormone therapy to obtain the necessary physical appearance (as by changing the external sex organs)
—transsexual also transexual adjective
—trans·sex·u·al·ism also tran·sex·u·al·ism \-wə-ˌliz-əm, -shə-ˌliz-\ (audio pronunciation) noun
—trans·sex·u·al·i·ty also tran·sex·u·al·i·ty \-ˌsek-shə-ˈwal-ət-ē\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; trans·sex·u·al·i·ties
Variants of TRANSSEXUAL
trans·sex·u·al also tran·sex·u·al \(ˈ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(-ə)-wəl, -ˈsek-shəl\ (audio pronunciation)
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