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Transsexualism

Medical 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)
Guide Notes: for check tag use genetic sex
Previously Indexed: Paraphilias (1966-1967),Transvestism (1966-1967)

Transsexualism Medical Definitions and Terms

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