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transableism

transableism noun: the desire to acquire a disability through choice rather than happenstance; the condition of having a body integrity identity disorder.

Noun

transableism (uncountable)

  1. The desire to acquire a disability through choice rather than happenstance; the condition of having a body integrity identity disorder.

Origin of transableism

From trans- + able + -ism.

Questions about transableism

What does transableism mean?
Transableism means the desire to acquire a disability through choice rather than happenstance; the condition of having a body integrity identity disorder.
What part of speech is transableism?
Transableism is a noun.

Words near transableism in the dictionary

  1. trans.
  2. transabdominal
  3. transabdominally
  4. transability
  5. transabled
  6. transableism
  7. transacetylase
  8. transacetylases
  9. transacetylation
  10. transacetylations
  11. transact

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