gender reassignment surgery
gender reassignment surgery — idiom
1. a medical operation, or set of operations, that reshapes the body to bring its p
a medical operation, or set of operations, that reshapes the body to bring its physical features into line with the person's felt gender
Amina met with two surgeons in Montreal before deciding on gender reassignment surgery.
After two years of counselling and hormone therapy, Hiroshi finally underwent gender reassignment surgery in Seoul.
undergo + gender reassignment surgery
The Bangkok clinic receives patients from twelve countries each year for gender reassignment surgery.
Fatima worked a second job on weekends to save for her gender reassignment surgery.
After her gender reassignment surgery, Yuki stayed in hospital for five days under the surgeon's care.
- gender-affirming surgery
preferred by many trans communities; emphasises the positive, affirming nature of the procedures
- gender confirmation surgery
similar to gender-affirming surgery; frames the surgery as confirming an existing identity
- sex reassignment surgery
older medical term; now considered outdated or overly clinical by many people