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The definition of a transsexual is someone who believes they were born in the wrong gender and who wishes to change genders or has actually undergone surgery in order to change genders.

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An example of a transsexual is a man who believes he should have been born a woman.
An example of a transsexual is a man who undergoes surgery to become a woman.

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See transsexual in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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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

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transsexualism noun

See transsexual in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

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trans·sexˈu·al adjective

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

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