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

Men who start testosterone replacement therapy often circle back to the same worry a few months in. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

American men are increasingly Googling how to get off testosterone replacement therapy, not just how to start it. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Actual nicotine replacement therapy products are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration to help people quit smoking. — Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Testosterone replacement therapy prescriptions are climbing fast, and the men on them are no longer whispering about it. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

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