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Transgender Persons MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Transgender Persons
Tree Number(s)
M01.270.988.750
M01.909
Unique ID
D063106
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063106
Annotation
index both MALE and FEMALE check tags
Scope Note
Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, with or without a desire to undergo GENDER-AFFIRMING PROCEDURES.
Entry Term(s)
Trans-Feminine Persons
Trans-Masculine Persons
Transexuals
Transfeminine Persons
Transgendered Persons
Transgenders
Transmasculine Persons
Transsexual Persons
Two-Spirit Persons
Previous Indexing
Transsexualism (2001-2012)
See Also
Disorders of Sex Development
Gender Identity
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Transsexualism
Public MeSH Note
2016; see TRANSGENDERED PERSONS 2013-2015
History Note
2016 (2013)
Date Introduced
2013/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Transgender Persons Preferred
Transsexual Persons Narrower
Two-Spirit Persons Related
Transmasculine Persons Narrower
Transfeminine Persons Narrower
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