transsexual

trans·sex·u·al   (trāns-sěk'shōō-əl)    n.   One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex. One who has undergone a sex change. trans·sex'u·al adj., trans·sex'u·al·ism, trans·sex'u·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n.

Main Entry: trans·sex·u·al
Pronunciation: (')tran(t)s-'sek-sh(-&)-w&l, -'sek-sh&l
Function: noun
: a person who has apsychological urge to belong to the opposite sex and to live as a member of the opposite sex and who may be motivated by the urge to acquire the necessary physical appearance (as by surgery or hormoneuse) or to adopt the social role typical of the opposite sex —transsexual adjective —trans·sex·u·al·ism /-w&-"liz-&m,-sh&-"liz-/ noun —trans·sex·u·al·i·ty /-"sek-sh&-'wal-&t-E/ noun plural -ties

transsexual trans·sex·u·al (trāns-sěk'sh&oomacr;-əl)
n.

1. A person with the external genitalia and secondary sexual characteristics of one sex, but whose personal identification and psychosocial configuration is that of the opposite sex.

2. A person who has undergone a sex change.

adj.

1. Of or relating to such a person.

2. Relating to medical and surgical procedures designed to alter a person's external sexual characteristics so they resemble those of the opposite sex.