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sex reassignment therapy

American  
[seks ree-uh-sahyn-muhnt ther-uh-pee] / ˈsɛks ri əˌsaɪn mənt ˌθɛr ə pi /

noun

  1. the alteration of a person's physical sex characteristics, by the administration of hormones and often surgery, in order to match the person’s gender identity.

Etymology

Origin of sex reassignment therapy

First recorded in 1965–70

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