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(MEH-nuh-PAW-zul HOR-mone THAYR-uh-pee)
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| Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries. Also called hormone replacement therapy and HRT. |
Previous Definitions: | meningeal carcinomatosis, meningeal metastasis, meninges, meningioma, meningitis | Next Definitions: | menopause, menorrhagia, menstrual cycle, menstrual period, menstruation |
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