replacement therapy

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

replacement therapy

noun

Definition of REPLACEMENT THERAPY

: therapy involving the supply of a substance (as a hormone or nutrient) lacking in or lost from the body — compare estrogen replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy

First Known Use of REPLACEMENT THERAPY

1944

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