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trans⋅sex⋅u⋅al

  [trans-sek-shoo-uhl]
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–noun
1. a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
2. a person who has undergone hormone treatment and surgery to attain the physical characteristics of the opposite sex.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of transsexuals.
Origin:
1955–60; trans- + sexual, orig. in transsexualism (coined in 1953)

Related forms:
trans⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅ism, trans⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
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trans·sex·u·al   (trāns-sěk'shōō-əl)   
n.  
  1. One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex.
  2. 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.
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