What does "transsex" mean?

Transsexuality, transsexualism; the state of being transsexual. (Compare transgender.)

Transsex

Common synonyms include: transsexual, transsexual, transsexualism, transsexualism, transsexuality, transsexuality.

adj, noun, verb

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Noun

1
Transsexuality, transsexualism; the state of being transsexual. (Compare transgender.) rare, uncountable
"Before we can answer this question, we need to consider two other phenomena – transsex and transgender – which also expose the muddle within conventional categories of sex."

Verb

1
To transition (to undergo a transition) from being one sex/gender to being another (especially by sex reassignment surgery). (Compare transgender.) intransitive
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:transsex."
2
To transgender; to (cause something to) change from being sexed/gendered in one way to being sexed/gendered in another way. transitive
"There is a common misconception that gay men, for instance, are naturally effeminate and may someday wish to transsex their bodies."

Adjective

1
Transsexual. not-comparable
"New York, Ohio, and Texas ruled that transsex persons could marry only in the gender role that they had been assigned at birth."

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:transsex."

From trans- + sex.

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