| replacement therapy n. Administration of a body substance to compensate for the loss, as from disease or surgery, of a gland or tissue that would normally produce the substance. |
replacement therapy re·place·ment therapy (rĭ-plās'mənt)
n.
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.