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
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There are medications that can help in addition to nicotine replacement therapies.
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
But prices alone are often not enough to fully support a person quitting; states must also ensure that other quitting resources, including nicotine replacement therapies, are easily accessible.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Hormone Replacement Therapy Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help balance estrogen and progesterone during perimenopause.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Additional measures include correcting hypercalcemia using loop diuretics, bisphosphonates, glucocorticoids, or calcitonin (bone hormone drug), and renal replacement therapies if the kidneys have been affected.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
But prices alone are often not enough to fully support a person quitting; states must also ensure that other quitting resources, including nicotine replacement therapies, are easily accessible.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Hormone Replacement Therapy Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help balance estrogen and progesterone during perimenopause.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Additional measures include correcting hypercalcemia using loop diuretics, bisphosphonates, glucocorticoids, or calcitonin (bone hormone drug), and renal replacement therapies if the kidneys have been affected.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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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
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