sex change
noun[C,usually singular]
old-fashioneduk/ˈseks ˌtʃeɪndʒ/us/ˈseks ˌtʃeɪndʒ/amedicaloperation, orseriesofoperations, by which someone'sbodyischangedtomatchtheirgender:
[before noun]a sex-changeoperation变形手术
He issavingmoneytopayforsexchangetreatment.
Thebillwill make iteasierforpeopletoobtaina newbirthcertificateafter asexchangeoperation.
Synonym
sex reassignment surgery
See also
gender affirmation
reassignment
transitionnoun
- She had asexchangetwoyearsago.
- Hedecidedthat asexchangewas the only way for him toachievehappiness.
- Hefoughtalengthybattleforlegalrecognitionof hissexchange.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion