hormone replacement therapy

[ hawr-mohn ri-pleys-muhnt ther-uh-pee ]

/ ˈhɔr moʊn rɪˌpleɪs mənt ˌθɛr ə pi /

noun

the administration of estrogen and progestin hormones to alleviate symptoms of menopause and, in postmenopausal women, to protect against osteoporosis. Abbreviation: HRTCompare estrogen replacement therapy.

Also called cross-sex hormone therapy

[kraws-seks-hawr-mohn ther-uh-pee, kros‐] /ˈkrɔsˈsɛks ˌhɔr moʊn ˌθɛr ə pi, ˈkrɒs‐/ . the administration of estrogen hormones to transgender women or androgen hormones to transgender men as part of sex reassignment therapy. Abbreviation: HRT

Origin of hormone replacement therapy

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby hormone replacement therapy

Hormigueros, Hormisdas, hormogonium, hormonal, hormone, hormone replacement therapy, hormones, hormonogenesis, hormonopoiesis, Hormuz, horn

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British Dictionary definitions for hormone replacement therapy

hormone replacement therapy

noun

a form of oestrogen treatment used to control menopausal symptoms and in the prevention of osteoporosisAbbreviation: HRT

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Medical definitions for hormone replacement therapy

hormone replacement therapy

n.

The therapeutic administration of estrogen and progesterone, especially to postmenopausal women, to reduce symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency such as hot flashes and osteoporosis.

Scientific definitions for hormone replacement therapy

hormone replacement therapy

The therapeutic administration of estrogen and often progesterone to postmenopausal women in order to reduce symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency, such as hot flashes and osteoporosis.

单词	hormone replacement therapy
释义	hormone replacement therapy [ hawr-mohn ri-pleys-muhnt ther-uh-pee ] / ˈhɔr moʊn rɪˌpleɪs mənt ˌθɛr ə pi / noun the administration of estrogen and progestin hormones to alleviate symptoms of menopause and, in postmenopausal women, to protect against osteoporosis. Abbreviation: HRTCompare estrogen replacement therapy. Also called cross-sex hormone therapy [kraws-seks-hawr-mohn ther-uh-pee, kros‐] /ˈkrɔsˈsɛks ˌhɔr moʊn ˌθɛr ə pi, ˈkrɒs‐/ . the administration of estrogen hormones to transgender women or androgen hormones to transgender men as part of sex reassignment therapy. Abbreviation: HRT Origin of hormone replacement therapy First recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby hormone replacement therapy Hormigueros, Hormisdas, hormogonium, hormonal, hormone, hormone replacement therapy, hormones, hormonogenesis, hormonopoiesis, Hormuz, horn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for hormone replacement therapy hormone replacement therapy noun a form of oestrogen treatment used to control menopausal symptoms and in the prevention of osteoporosisAbbreviation: HRT Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hormone replacement therapy hormone replacement therapy n. The therapeutic administration of estrogen and progesterone, especially to postmenopausal women, to reduce symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency such as hot flashes and osteoporosis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for hormone replacement therapy hormone replacement therapy The therapeutic administration of estrogen and often progesterone to postmenopausal women in order to reduce symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency, such as hot flashes and osteoporosis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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