Phrase guide

sex reassignment surgery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈsɛks.ɹɪəˈsaɪnmənt ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/
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noun

Meaning 1

Surgical procedure that alters a person's sexual characteristics to conform to what would be typical for their identified gender, particularly for transgender people, or to conform to societal standards for intersex people to present in a dyadic fashion, the latter often done without consent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gender affirmation surgery, gender confirmation surgery, gender realignment surgery, gender reallocation surgery, gender reassignment surgery, sex change, sex-change operation, sex reassignment surgery, sexual reassignment surgery

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別重置手術 /性别重置手术 (xìngbié chóngzhì shǒushù) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別置換手術 /性别置换手术 (xìngbié zhìhuàn shǒushù) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別肯定手術 /性别肯定手术 (xìngbié kěndìng shǒushù) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 變性手術 /变性手术 (biànxìng shǒushù) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Finnish: sukuelinten korjausleikkaus — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • French: chirurgie de réattribution sexuelle — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • French: chirurgie de réassignation sexuelle — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • German: Geschlechtsumwandlungsoperation — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Hebrew: ניתוח לשינוי מין (nitúakh leshinúi min) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Hungarian: nemi megerősítő műtét — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Hungarian: nemi helyreállító műtét — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Hungarian: nemi átalakító műtét — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Italian: chirurgia di riassegnazione del sesso — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Japanese: 性別適合手術 (seibetsu tekigō shujutsu) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Polish: operacja korekty płci — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Portuguese: cirurgia de redesignação sexual — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Romanian: operație de schimbare de sex — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Romanian: operație de schimbare a sexului — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Russian: хирургическая коррекция пола (xirurgičeskaja korrekcija pola) — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Spanish: cirugía de reasignación de sexo — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard
  • Turkish: cinsiyet değiştirme ameliyatı — surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard