hormone replacement therapy
noun[U]
uk/ˌhɔː.məʊn rɪˈpleɪs.mənt ˌθer.ə.pi/us/ˌhɔːr.moʊn rɪˈpleɪs.mənt ˌθer.ə.pi/(abbreviationHRT)atreatmentfor women whoselevelsoffemalehormonesarelowbecause they havereachedthemenopause(= thetimein a woman’slifewhenbloodstopsflowingfrom heruteruspermanently)
atreatmentgiven totransgenderpeople(=peoplewhosegenderdoes notmatchthebodythey werebornwith)tohelptheirbodydevelopsomephysicalcharacteristicsthatmatchtheirgenderidentity:
Transition mayincludeavarietyofmedicaltreatments,includinghormonereplacementtherapyandsurgery.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- overdose
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug