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Transsexualism
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Definition
: Severe gender dysphoria, coupled with a persistent desire for the physical characteristics and social roles that connote the opposite biological sex. (APA, DSM-IV, 1994)
for check tag use genetic sex
See Also
Sex Reassignment Procedures
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Sex Reassignment Surgery
Other names
Transsexualisms; Transgenders; Transgender