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estrogen replacement therapy

n. Abbr. ERT
The administration of estrogen to postmenopausal women to relieve the symptoms of menopause, prescribed primarily to women who have had hysterectomies.
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es′trogen replace`ment ther`apy


n.
the administration of estrogen, esp. in postmenopausal women, to reduce the chance of osteoporosis and heart disease. Abbr.: ERT
[1980–85]
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