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sex change
noun [C, usually singular]Definition
› 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 operationSurgery
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Synonyms and related words:
- anesthesia noun
- angioplasty noun
- biopsy noun
- bypass noun (OPERATION)
- cosmetic surgery noun
- facelift noun
- general anaesthetic noun
- go under the knife idiom
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- graft verb (ADD PIECE)
- harvest verb (BODY PARTS)
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