HORMONE-REPLACEMENT THERAPY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

Synonyms:

hormone-replacement therapy; hormone replacement therapy; HRT

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hormone-replacement therapy" is a kind of...):

therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))

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