sex change

sex change
noun
a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alteration, ↑modification

* * *

the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person's morphological sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex.
[1975-80]

* * *

sex change noun
(esp of humans) a changing of sex, usu achieved by the surgical transformation and/or recreation of sexual organs
• • •
Main Entry:sex

* * *

sex change UK US noun [countable] [singular sex change plural sex changes]
a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man
Thesaurus: medical operationshyponym

* * *

n. a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics, typically by surgery and hormone treatment

* * *

ˈsex change [sex change] noun usually singular
a medical operation in which parts of a person's body are changed so that they become like a person of the opposite sex

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • sex change — sex′ change n. srg the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person s morphological sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex • Etymology: 1975–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • sex change — n [C usually singular] a medical operation or treatment which changes someone s body so that they look like someone of the other sex …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sex-change — sexˈ change adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑sex …   Useful english dictionary

  • sex change — sex ,change noun count a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Sex change — ex change in animalsSome species are known to change sex, including reproductive functions, in special circumstances, such as the clownfish. A school of clownfish is always built into a hierarchy with a female fish at the top. When she dies, the… …   Wikipedia

  • sex change — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sex change : singular sex change plural sex changes a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man …   English dictionary

  • sex change —   , sex reversal.   Incompletely understood (and not well documented) phenomenon in which a male plant becomes a female plant, or vice versa …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • Sex change (disambiguation) — In popular discourse, sex change may refer to: *Sex reassignment therapy *Sex reassignment surgerySex change may also refer to: * In Biology, the natural occurrence, in some species of animals, of changing from one sex to another. See Sequential… …   Wikipedia

  • sex change — /ˈsɛks tʃeɪndʒ/ (say seks chaynj) noun a change in physical appearance, aided by surgery and hormone therapy, which enables a person to live as a member of the opposite sex …  

  • sex change — the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person s morphological sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex. [1975 80] * * * …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”