Noun
Surgical
procedure
that
alters
a
person
'
s
sexual
characteristics
to
conform
to
what
would
be
typical
for
their
identified
gender
,
particularly
for
transgender
people
,
or
to
conform
to
societal
standards
for
intersex
people
to
present
in
a
dyadic
fashion
,
the
latter
often
done
without
consent
.