"ˌ noun
( -s )
Etymology: trans- + sexual
: a person with a psychological urge to belong to the opposite sex that may be carried to the point of undergoing surgery to modify the sex organs to mimic the other sex
• transsexual adjective
• trans·sexualism "ˌ noun
• trans·sexuality ¦tran(t)(s), -raan-, -nzˌ noun