replacement therapy

noun

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

Examples of replacement therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nicotine replacement therapy, counseling, and other strategies may help with quitting smoking and with nicotine withdrawal symptoms. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2025

Hormone replacement therapy is available in many forms, including a wearable patch, cream and pills, and can include either estrogen, progesterone, or both. —Akshay Syal, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025

There are medications that can help in addition to nicotine replacement therapies. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025

Two treatment options are currently available to people with the condition: Enzyme replacement therapy, which can alleviate acute symptoms and partially restore the immune system, but the treatment is lifelong, and the individual’s immune system may nullify the effects of the enzyme replacement. —New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for replacement therapy

• brachytherapy
• chemotherapy
• cryotherapy
• hydrotherapy
• hypnotherapy
• monotherapy
• phototherapy
• psychotherapy
• sclerotherapy
• immunotherapy
• pharmacotherapy
• physiotherapy

Medical Definition

replacement therapy

noun

re·​place·​ment therapy ri-ˈplā-smənt- 

: therapy involving the supplying of something (as nutrients or blood) lacking from or lost to the system see estrogen replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy