Cis, short for cisgender (pronounced sis-gender, or just sis), is a term that means whatever gender you are now is the same as what was presumed for you at birth. This simply means that when a parent or doctor called you a boy or a girl when you were born, they got it right.
Cisgender has its origin in the Latin-derived prefix cis-, meaning 'on this side of', which is the opposite of trans-, meaning 'across from' or 'on the other side of'.
noun. a person who was assigned male at birth and whose gender identity is male. adjective. noting or relating to such an individual: You can guess from his choice of toys that he is probably a cis-male child.
or cis-wom·an, cis·wom·an
an adult who was assigned female at birth and whose gender identity is female.
): Designating a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds to his or her sex at birth; of or relating to such persons.
Cisgender: Refers to people who identify their gender in the same way as was legally assigned to them at birth (see Transgender).
Cisgender: Adjective that means “identifies as their sex assigned at birth” derived from the Latin word meaning “on the same side.” A cisgender/cis person is not transgender. “Cisgender” does not indicate biology, gender expression, or sexuality/sexual orientation.
Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is a possible diagnosis for patients who experience an episode that may represent the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system, or may represent an isolated episode that does not require ongoing treatment.
Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time.
-The prefix “cis-” comes from the Latin meaning “on this side,” as opposed to “trans-” which means “on the other side of” or “beyond.”
adjective. /sɪs/ /sɪs/ (also cisgender) describing or connected with people whose sense of personal identity and gender is the same as their birth sex.
There are two biological sexes – male and female. Intersex is a term used for disorders of sexual development (DSD). Gender – the roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society at a given time considers appropriate for men and women to divide labour.
While transgender dates to at least 1970, cisgender is a child of the 1990s: our evidence dates it back as far as 1994. It got its first element from a prefix that means "on this side," from the Latin cis or citra, which has the same meaning.
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
In English, pronouns can be gendered. Many people overlook or simply do not think about pronouns. Often, this is because they identify with the gender they were assigned at birth— this is called being cisgender, or “cis” for short. Everybody has pronouns, cis people included.
Cisgender (sometimes referred to as "cis") describes a person whose gender identity corresponds to the sex they were assigned at birth. As such, you would be a cisgender woman if your assigned sex at birth was female and you identify as a girl or a woman.
How is CIS treated? Many CIS episodes are mild and resolve on their own over a period of weeks. However when symptoms are more severe, for example visual loss and pain in optic neuritis, or vertigo where there is a brainstem lesion, you may be prescribed high dose steroids.
Cisgender is the opposite of transgender/trans. "Cisgender" is preferred to terms like "biological", "genetic", or "real" male or female.
or cis-gen·der
Also cis·gen·dered . noting or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds with that person's sex assigned at birth. a person who is cisgender.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1991 amongst the former countries of the Soviet Union.
There are many different gender identities, including male, female, transgender, gender neutral, non-binary, agender, pangender, genderqueer, two-spirit, third gender, and all, none or a combination of these.
The 7 different genders include agender, cisgender, genderfluid, genderqueer, intersex, gender nonconforming, and transgender.