sex change
noun
the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person's physical sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex: Born male, she now lives as a woman but has no plans for a sex change.
Also called
sex reassignment,
gender reassignment.
Origin of sex change
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby sex change
British Dictionary definitions for gender reassignment (1 of 2)
gender reassignment
noun
male-to-female or female-to-male transformation involving surgery and hormone treatment
British Dictionary definitions for gender reassignment (2 of 2)
sex change
noun
- a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex, often achieved by surgery
- (as modifier)a sex-change operation
Medical definitions for gender reassignment
sex change
n.
The modification of biological sex characteristics, by surgery and hormone treatment, to approximate those of the opposite sex.