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Abstract
Expression of a GENDER IDENTITY inconsistent with, or not culturally-associated with the gender assigned to an individual at birth, combined with the desire to permanently transition to the gender with which they identify.
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- Transexualism
- Transgenderism
- Transexualisms
- Gender Fluidity
- Fluidity, Gender
- Gender Fluidities
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Aspects Covered
31 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
index both MALE and FEMALE check tags
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Previous Indexing
- Paraphilias (1966-1967)
- Transvestism (1966-1967)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Transsexualism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014189. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014189
- Transsexualism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexuality
- Transsexualism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190965