Hot-flash


noun
1.
a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause.

hot flash n.
A sudden, brief sensation of heat, often over the entire body, caused by a transient dilation of the blood vessels of the skin and experienced by some menopausal women. Also called hot flush.

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