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☆ trans·sex·ual (trans sek′s̸ho̵̅o̅ əl, tran-)

noun

a person who is predisposed to identify with the opposite sex, sometimes so strongly as to undergo surgery and hormone injections to effect a change of sex

Related Forms:

trans·sex·u·al (trăns-sĕkˈsho͞o-əl)

noun
  1. One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex.
  2. One who has undergone a sex change.

Related Forms:

  • transsexualism trans·sexˈu·al·ism, trans·sexˌu·alˈi·ty (-ălˈĭ-tē) noun

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