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Noun: hot flash
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: hot flush)
  1. Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
    "She experienced frequent hot flashes during her menopausal transition";
    - flush, hot flush [Brit]

Derived forms: hot flashes

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Hot flash