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hot flash

A sudden brief sensation of heat, often over the entire body, caused by a transient dilation of the blood vessels of the skin, experienced by many women in the period around menopause and by both women and men undergoing certain medical treatments, especially hormone treatments for breast or prostate cancer.

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hot′ flash′

a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause. Also called hot′ flush′.

[1905–10]

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hot flash - sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

flush

symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

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hot flash

n sofoco, bochorno, calor m, fogaje m (Carib), sensación repentina de calor que suelen sufrir las mujeres durante la menopausia

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