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sex change
[ seks-cheynj ]
/ ˈsɛks ˌtʃeɪndʒ /
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noun
(no longer in common use; now often considered offensive) See sex reassignment surgery.
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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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Words nearby sex change
sex assignment, sexavalent, sex cell, sex cells, sexcentenary, sex change, sex chromatin, sex chromosome, sex chromosomes, sex crime, sexdecillion
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British Dictionary definitions for sex change
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
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