Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
hormone therapy Audio
hor·mone ther·a·py [ hawr-mohn ther-uh-pee ]
Definitions related to hormone therapy:
  • Hormones used in the treatment of any disease; in addition also index the specific disorder chemotherapy term and hormone used.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain conditions (such as diabetes or menopause), hormones are given to adjust low hormone levels. To slow or stop the growth of certain cancers (such as prostate and breast cancer), synthetic hormones or other drugs may be given to block the body's natural hormones. Sometimes surgery is needed to remove the gland that makes a certain hormone.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Use of medications to boost levels of hormones that decrease with age.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Various treatment modalities that produce the desired therapeutic effect by means of change of hormone/hormones level.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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