sex reassignment surgery
sex reassignment surgery — noun
1. a set of surgical procedures that reshape a person's body so that it aligns with
a set of surgical procedures that reshape a person's body so that it aligns with their gender identity
Tendai waited two years before his sex reassignment surgery could be scheduled.
wait + before + [surgery]: temporal framing
The clinic in Bangkok has performed over a thousand sex reassignment surgeries.
plural form: sex reassignment surgeries
Charlotte shared her experience of sex reassignment surgery in a short film.
The new law requires two medical opinions before sex reassignment surgery is approved.
Nikos felt comfortable in his own skin at last after sex reassignment surgery.
- gender-affirming surgery
the preferred term in many current medical settings; emphasises supporting the patient's identity
- gender confirmation surgery
similar to gender-affirming surgery; highlights the validating purpose of the procedure
- sex change operation
older, informal term; now widely regarded as imprecise and outdated
文法句型
undergo + sex reassignment surgery
before/after + sex reassignment surgery
recover from + sex reassignment surgery
用法筆記
Also referred to as gender-affirming surgery or gender confirmation surgery. The older term 'sex change operation' is now considered outdated by many speakers.