hot flash
noun
: 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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These side effects include hot flashes, nausea, calf cramps, skin itching or burning, headaches, abdominal discomforts, and fatigue.18
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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Common sense tips are to avoid caffeine and chocolate because both can be stimulants and also worsen hot flashes.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Popular discussion has flared and receded during the past sixty-odd years like a series of cultural hot flashes, each time presented as if nobody had talked about menopause before.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Other devices specifically address hot flashes, which can happen during the day or at night.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 27 Feb. 2025
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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Common sense tips are to avoid caffeine and chocolate because both can be stimulants and also worsen hot flashes.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Popular discussion has flared and receded during the past sixty-odd years like a series of cultural hot flashes, each time presented as if nobody had talked about menopause before.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Other devices specifically address hot flashes, which can happen during the day or at night.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hot flash
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“Hot flash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20flash. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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