sex changenoun [ C, usually singular ]
uk/ˈseks ˌtʃeɪndʒ/us/ˈseks ˌtʃeɪndʒ/an operation that, together with hormone treatment, gives a man many of the characteristics of a woman, or a woman many of the characteristics of a man:
[ before noun ] a sex-change operation
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Medical treatment: surgery
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- amputate
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- anastomose
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- keyhole surgery
- laminectomy
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
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- tuck
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