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The process of changing ones sex, usually by a combination of medicinal and surgical means; sex change.
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gender reassignment — UK [ˈdʒendə(r) riːəˌsaɪnmənt] US [ˈdʒendər riəˌsaɪnmənt] noun [uncountable] a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man Thesaurus: medical operationshyponym * * * ˌgender reasˈsignment 7… … Useful english dictionary
gender reassignment — UK [ˈdʒendə(r) riːəˌsaɪnmənt] / US [ˈdʒendər rɪəˌsaɪnmənt] noun [uncountable] a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man … English dictionary
gender reassignment — /ˈdʒɛndə riəˌsaɪnmənt/ (say jenduh reeuh.suynmuhnt) noun the altering of the physical appearance of a man to that of a woman, or vice versa, by the use of hormone treatments and surgery …
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