sex reassignment

noun

variants also sexual reassignment

: gender reassignment

In the conventional narrative about sex reassignment, a person is so sure from such a young age that he or she inhabits the wrong body that a surgically corrected self is a lifelong dream.—

Lisa Miller, New York Magazine

…} he metamorphosed into a woman through exhaustive estrogen therapy, electrolysis on every last facial hair follicle, and sex reassignment surgery.—

Noelle Howey, Ms.

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“Sex reassignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sex%20reassignment. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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