sex-change operation
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5.7
- noun
- /sɛks ʧeɪndʒ ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
operación de cambio de sexo
- In 2015, she decided to undergo a sex-change operation to live as her true self.
- undergo a sex-change operation
- botched sex-change operation
- get a sex-change operation
That pig had his sex change operation paid for by California taxpayers thanks to Kamala Harris.
- That pig had his sex change operation paid for by California taxpayers thanks to Kamala Harris.
Examples
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After years of consideration, he finally scheduled a sex-change operation to transition to a woman.
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The documentary followed several individuals as they prepared for their sex-change operation in a supportive environment.
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The procedure I'll perform is commonly referred to as a sex change operation.
Fiction book (1998) -
There is a gender bias; the same person was treated completely differently before and after a sex change operation.
Blog text (15) -
She had previously attacked insurance companies to cover sex change operations.
Blog text (22) -
He paid a surgeon to perform a sex change operation on me.
Blog text (2) -
Our health care system will pay for a sex change operation if a psychiatrist or psychiatric team (which is also covered by single-payer) supports a patient's decision to have a sex change operation.
Blog text (27) -
Krieger said she felt so damaged that she underwent a sex change operation after her sports career ended; she's now Andreas Krieger.
Blog text (3)
Synonyms
15
4.2
A medical operation and hormone treatment to make a person's body match the gender they feel
1
6.6
Operations and hormone treatment that change a person's body so it looks more like a man or a woman
How Extensive
- Archaic
6
5.7
- Specialized
15
4.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
sex-change + operation
The meaning 'a surgical procedure to change a person's sex' is directly derivable from the components: 'sex' + 'change' indicates changing sexual characteristics and 'operation' denotes a surgical procedure. This compositional structure is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Sex-change operation puts together sex, change, and operation to paint a simple picture: an 'operation' that 'changes' a person's 'sex'. As medicine improved, doctors began using surgery and hormones to alter the body to match the other sex, so the phrase now means 'a medical procedure to change someone's sex'.