replacement therapy

replacement therapy definition - medical

re·place·ment therapy (rĭ-plāsˈmənt)

noun
Therapy designed to compensate for a lack or deficiency arising from inadequate nutrition, from certain dysfunctions, or from losses, as by the administration of natural or synthetic substances.

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