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gender identity discordance

a continuing sense that one’s anatomical sex is wrong, with a persistent wish to be the other sex. This phrase is sometimes used in place of gender identity disorder and transsexualism to avoid connotations of pathology. See also gender dysphoria.

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rating

n. a score assigned to a person or object on a numerical scale (e.g., 1 to 5) or a verbal scale (e.g., very good to very poor). See rating scale.