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hot flash

noun

: a sudden brief hot feeling experienced especially by women during menopause

Full Definition of HOT FLASH

:  a sudden brief flushing and sensation of heat caused by dilation of skin capillaries usually associated with menopausal endocrine imbalance —called also hot flush
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First Known Use of HOT FLASH

1910
Medical Dictionary

hot flash

noun

Medical Definition of HOT FLASH

:  a sudden brief flushing and sensation of heat caused by dilation of skin capillaries usually associated with menopausal endocrine imbalance—called also hot flush

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