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

Nearly 16% of unvaccinated patients needed a form of dialysis known as continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) -- a continuous, slow-motion dialysis that runs 24 hours a day -- compared with about 11% of vaccinated patients. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 June 2025

The researchers examined which participants developed kidney disease severe enough to require a type of dialysis known as CRRT, or continuous renal replacement therapy. —Shiv Sudhakar, NBC news, 13 June 2025

However, there is a big difference between Jones and Hims—nicotine replacement therapy is an over-the-counter medicine, so customers do not need a prescription from a doctor. —Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

Unlike other opioids, there's no pharmacological solution or replacement therapy — such as methadone or buprenorphine — for xylazine. —Meira Gebel, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025

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