Definition for hormone replacement therapy - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	hormone replacement therapy (hor\|mone re¦place\|ment ther\|apy) (abbreviation: HRT) noun [mass noun] treatment with oestrogens with the aim of alleviating menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis.		More words in this category active birth anastomosis body dysmorphic disorder extrapyramidal facies HIV-positive holistic indolent industrial karyotyping miliary non-infectious orthomolecular pediculosis preclinical provocation reactivity restorative shell-shocked Nearby Words horizon horizontal horizontal gene transfer horizontal stabilizer Horkheimer, Max Horlicks Horlivka hormonal hormone hormone replacement therapy Hormuz Hormuz, Strait of horn Horn of Africa horn of plenty horn shell Horn, Cape horn-rimmed hornbeam