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sex change

American

[seks cheynj] / ˈsɛks ˌtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

(no longer in common use; now often considered offensive) See sex reassignment surgery.

sex change British

noun

1. a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex, often achieved by surgery
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a sex-change operation

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Sensitive Note

See sex reassignment surgery.

Etymology

Origin of sex change

First recorded in 1920–25 (in reference to hermaphrodite organisms that can change their sex); 1960–65 for current sense

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