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transexual

transexual

7.3
A person who feels they are the opposite sex and may have medical treatment to change their body
  • noun
  • /trænˈsɛkʃuəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transexual
  • The support group welcomed everyone, including transexual individuals who shared their journey and challenges.

It's it's curious that they changed the term transsexual to transgender.

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Examples

  • So Jacob Hale has this list of suggested rules for non transsexuals, writing about transsexuals, transsexuality, transsexualism or trans.

  • It's it's curious that they changed the term transsexual to transgender.

  • I suppose that then made Kinbarn a transexual.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • If you watch the movie, The black transsexual Akasha, I don't even know if she said this in the movie or not.

  • After years of struggling with her identity, Maria realized she is a transexual and is now transitioning to her true self.

  • It is important to respect a person's identity, regardless of whether they are transexual, transgender, or cisgender.

Synonyms

transgender
vstransexual
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Relating to people whose gender is different from the sex they were given at birth

is for people identifying with the opposite sex who may seek medical sex change

Surface Forms

transexual singular
transexuals plural
transsexuals plural
transsexual singular

Morphology

transexual = sexual (semi-transparent) = trans + sex + ual

The prefix 'trans-' indicates a change or crossing, and 'sexual' relates to sex, but the specific meaning of gender identity may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

The word transexual comes from the first part trans- meaning 'across' and sexual meaning 'related to sex', just like the trans- in transfer or transport. So, transexual describes a person whose gender is 'across' or 'on the other side' of the sex they were given at birth, and it has often been used for people who may have medical treatment to change their sex.