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gender-affirming surgery

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/

gender-affirming surgery noun: a surgical procedure that alters a person's physical sexual characteristics to conform with their gender identity.

Noun

gender-affirming surgery (countable and uncountable, plural gender-affirming surgeries)

  1. A surgical procedure that alters a person's physical sexual characteristics to conform with their gender identity.

gender-affirming surgery meaning in Arabic

gender-affirming surgery in Arabic

surgical procedures to affirm gender identity
جِرَاحَة تَأْكِيد الجِنْس

Synonyms of gender-affirming surgery

All synonyms of gender-affirming surgery

Forms of gender-affirming surgery

pluralgender-affirming surgeries

Questions about gender-affirming surgery

What does gender-affirming surgery mean?
Gender-affirming surgery means a surgical procedure that alters a person's physical sexual characteristics to conform with their gender identity.
What is gender-affirming surgery in Arabic?
Gender-affirming surgery in Arabic is جِرَاحَة تَأْكِيد الجِنْس. See Gender-affirming surgery meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is gender-affirming surgery?
Gender-affirming surgery is a noun.
How do you pronounce gender-affirming surgery?
Gender-affirming surgery is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/ (US).
What is the plural of gender-affirming surgery?
The plural of gender-affirming surgery is gender-affirming surgeries.

Words near gender-affirming surgery in the dictionary

  1. gender transitions
  2. gender vague
  3. gender-affected
  4. gender-affirming
  5. gender-affirming surgeries
  6. gender-affirming surgery
  7. gender-baiting
  8. gender-balanced
  9. gender-bender
  10. gender-benders
  11. gender-binary

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