transvestism

== English == === Etymology === From transvest(ite) +‎ -ism. === Noun === transvestism (usually uncountable, plural transvestisms) The condition of being a transvestite. (clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) A paraphilia typically found in heterosexual males characterized by compulsively seeking and deriving sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment. (zoology, dated) sexual mimicry ==== Usage notes ==== Historically, the meaning of transvestism also encompassed transgender identity. Clinically, transvestism is defined more narrowly than in colloquial use, and is distinguished from other forms of cross-dressing that are not associated with sexual arousal, such as cross-dressing to perform a role for entertainment purposes—which is properly termed drag. ==== Synonyms ==== transvestitism ==== Translations ==== === See also === Transvestic fetishism === References === Oliven, John F., M.D. (1974), Clinical Sexuality: A Manual for the Physician and the Professions, Third edition, Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, →ISBN American Psychiatric Association (1980), Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-III), Third edition, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., →ISBN American Psychiatric Association (1987), Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-III-R), Third Revised edition, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., →ISBN World Health Organization (1992), The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines, Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, →ISBN American Psychiatric Association (1994), Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV), Fourth edition, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., →ISBN American Psychiatric Association (2000), Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR), Fourth Text Revision edition, Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., →ISBN American Psychiatric Association (2013), Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5), Fifth edition, Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., →ISBN == Swedish == === Noun === transvestism c transvestism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== transvestit === References === transvestism in Svensk ordbok (SO) transvestism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) transvestism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) Svensk MeSH Fula Ordboken