transvestism /trans·ves·tism/ (-ves´tizm)
transvestism
transvestism [trans-ves´tizm]
transvestism
1. the practice of wearing articles of clothing and assuming the appearance, manner, or roles of the opposite sex.
trans·ves·tism (tr ns-v s t z  m, trnz-) or trans·ves·ti·tism (-t-tzm)n. The practice of dressing in clothes traditionally associated with the opposite gender. |
transvestism
[-ves′tizəm]
a tendency to achieve psychic and sexual relief by dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex.
Transvestism
Sexuoeroticism that hinges on dressing or masquerading in the clothes, especially underwear, of the opposite sex; it is far more common in men than in women. Cross-dressing with extreme gender dysphoria—persistent discomfort with one's present gender role or identity—may lead to sexual reassignment
transvestism [trans-ves´tizm]
1. cross-dressing and otherwise assuming the appearance, manner, or roles traditionally associated with members of the opposite sex.
2. transvestic fetishism.
transvestism
Cross-dressing Psychiatry Sexuoeroticism from dressing or masquerading as one of the opposite sex, a possibly unconscious lifestyle choice, more common in ♂. See Gynemimesis, Gynemimetophila, Gender identity disorder.
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