transsexualism /trans·sex·u·al·ism/ (-sek´shoo-al-izm″)
transsexualism
transsexualism
1. the most severe manifestation of gender identity disorder in adults, being a prolonged, persistent desire to relinquish their primary and secondary sex characteristics and acquire those of the opposite sex.
2. the state of being a transsexual.
trans·sex·u·al·ism (tr ns-s k sh - -l z m)n. 1. The state of being a transsexual. 2. The desire to change one's anatomic sexual characteristics to conform physically with one's perception of self as a member of the opposite sex. |
transsexualism
[-iz′əm]
a condition in which a person has an intense desire to change one's biologic sex and live as a member of the opposite sex. It is considered a psychiatric disorder if the condition continues for more than 2 years. Some transsexual individuals cross-dress and seek medical or surgical help to change their physical sex characteristics.
transsexualism
Gender identity disorder, see there
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