gender-affirming surgery

US/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/

noun

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

Similar
gender affirmation surgerygender confirmation surgerygender realignment surgerygender reallocation surgerygender reassignment surgerysex changesex-change operationsex reassignment surgery
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Meanings

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

plural gender-affirming surgeries

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

    Synonyms: gender affirmation surgery, gender confirmation surgery, gender realignment surgery, gender reallocation surgery, gender reassignment surgery, sex change, sex-change operation, sex reassignment surgery

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
gender affirmation surgerygender confirmation surgerygender realignment surgerygender reallocation surgerygender reassignment surgerysex changesex-change operationsex reassignment surgerysexual reassignment surgery
Also see
gender affirmation surgerygender confirmation surgerygender realignment surgerygender reassignment surgery

Translations

Arabic جِرَاحَة تَأْكِيد الجِنْس
  • جِرَاحَة تَأْكِيد الجِنْسsurgical procedures to affirm gender identity
German geschlechtsangleichende Operation
  • geschlechtsangleichende Operationsurgical procedures to affirm gender identity
Polish operacja korekty płci
  • operacja korekty płcisurgical procedures to affirm gender identity
Spanish cirugía de afirmación de género sexual, cirugía de reasignación sexual
  • cirugía de afirmación de género sexualsurgical procedures to affirm gender identity
  • cirugía de reasignación sexualsurgical procedures to affirm gender identity
Cite this entry
APA

gender-affirming surgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-affirming%20surgery

MLA

“gender-affirming surgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-affirming%20surgery. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gender-affirming surgery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-affirming%20surgery.

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