form of medical treatment in which a patient receives medicinal supplements to replace missing or deficient hormones (commonly used to treat women during and after menopause)
HRT is given to women and involves taking the hormone oestrogen, usually in order to control the symptoms of the menopause. HRT is an abbreviation for `hormone replacement therapy'. hormone replacement therapy. hormone replacement therapy treatment for women during and after the menopause, in which they are given hormones to replace those which are lacking
Heavy rail transit - 1 An electric railway with the capacity for a "heavy" volume of traffic and characterized by exclusive rights-of-way, multi-car trains, high speed and rapid acceleration, sophisticated signaling and high-platform loading 2 High-speed, passenger rail cars operating singly or in trains of two or more cars on fixed rails in separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and pedestrian traffic is excluded 3 "Rapid rail" transit service using rail cars powered by electricity which is drawn from from a third rail and usually operated on exclusive rights-of-way It generally uses longer trains and has longer spacing between stations than light rail
hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
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hormone replacement therapy; the use of estrogen combined with progestin for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and the prevention of some long-term effects of menopause