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gender identity disorder
noun
Note: This term is now usually considered offensive in its implication that the distressed state arising from conflict between a person's gender identity and the sex the person was identified as having at birth is an abnormal condition. Gender dysphoria is the preferred term in both medical and general contexts.
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Word History
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Gender identity disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity%20disorder. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
gender identity disorder
nounNote: This term is now usually considered offensive in its implication that the distressed state arising from conflict between a person's gender identity and the sex the person was identified as having at birth is an abnormal condition. Gender dysphoria is the preferred term in both medical and general contexts.
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