Medical Dictionary

hormone therapy

noun

Medical Definition of HORMONE THERAPY

:  the therapeutic use of hormones: as a :  the administration of hormones especially to increase diminished levels in the body; esp :  hormone replacement therapy b :  therapy involving the use of drugs or surgical procedures to suppress the production of or inhibit the effects of a hormone (as estrogen or testosterone) <hormone therapy to treat breast or prostate cancer>
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