HRT
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English
Noun
HRT (countable and uncountable, plural HRTs)
- (medicine) Initialism of hormone replacement therapy.
- 2023 November 5, Emma Beddington, “I could have sworn HRT had cured my brain fog and rage. Then I read that it hadn’t”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Just this week I read a news report that HRT “should not be prescribed to ease symptoms of anxiety and depression in menopausal women”, according to “landmark new guidelines”, with experts saying “there was little evidence that HRT helped to improve low mood, anxiety and mood swings”.
- (linguistics) Initialism of high rising terminal, a type of speech that rises in pitch at the end (sounding like a question).
- (law enforcement) Initialism of hostage rescue team.
- (quilting) Initialism of half-rectangle triangle.
- Initialism of habit reversal training.
Derived terms
- (medicine): BHRT