hormone replacement therapy
- noun
- /ˈhɔrmoʊn rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
:
terapia de reemplazo hormonal
- Many also undergo hormone replacement therapy and have surgery to transform their bodies.
O This is a form of hormone replacement therapy that many, many men are doing today.
- O This is a form of hormone replacement therapy that many, many men are doing today.
Examples
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O This is a form of hormone replacement therapy that many, many men are doing today.
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The incredibly talented vlogger and transgender woman Zinnia Jones has begun hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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She's currently on hormone replacement therapy and feels like she's becoming the person she was always meant to be.
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She spent most of that time transitioning to become a woman, using hormone replacement therapy.
How Extensive
- Archaic
6
5.7
- Specialized
15
4.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
hormone + replacement + therapy
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'hormone' + 'replacement' + 'therapy' and literally denotes a medical treatment that replaces hormones; a B1 learner who knows those words can infer this general meaning. This medical compound follows common compositional patterns (also present in other languages), so while specific clinical or gender-affirming uses need context, the basic concept is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Hormone replacement therapy follows the same literal image of giving hormone medicine to 'replace' or add hormones so the body changes in the way a person wants. So it means the treatment used in gender care to help transgender people develop or keep the body features of their gender.