Medical Dictionary

hormone replacement therapy

noun

Medical Definition of HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

:  the administration of estrogen often along with a synthetic progestin especially to ameliorate the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis—abbreviation HRT

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