transsexual
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adjective
trans·sex·u·al
\(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -shəl\
variants: or less commonly
transexual
Definition of transsexual
: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth ◆Transsexual people may or may not undergo surgery and hormone therapy to obtain a physical appearance typical of the gender they identify as.
transsexual
or less commonlytransexual
nounFrom the M-W Editors
First Known Use of transsexual
1957
Medical Dictionary
transsexual
noun
trans·sex·u·al
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)
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