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.

Origin of sex change

First recorded in 1975–80

Also called sex reassignment, gender reassignment.

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Examples from the Web for sex change

Contemporary Examples of sex change

Al was robbing the bank so he could afford a sex-change operation for the guy.
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Alex Belth
June 15, 2014
Sarne persevered, editing his sex-change opus right up to premiere night, June 24.
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Robert Hofler
February 1, 2014
In the movie, Angel talks to female-to-male transsexuals, like himself, about their sex-change experiences.
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Maura Kelly
April 21, 2012
Aviello, it emerged, was saving up for a sex-change operation and needed the cash.
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June 27, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for sex change

sex change

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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sex change in Medicine

sex change

n.

The modification of biological sex characteristics, by surgery and hormone treatment, to approximate those of the opposite sex.

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