A person who desires or has achieved transsexualism (by having a sex change operation, etc.). A transsexual is different from a transvestite who is a person who masquerades by dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex (cross-dressing). See: Transsexualism.
TRANSSEXUAL
Meaning of TRANSSEXUAL in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012