HOT FLASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hot flash mean? 

• HOT FLASH (noun)
  The noun HOT FLASH has 1 sense:

1. sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

  Familiarity information: HOT FLASH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOT FLASH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

flush; hot flash

Hypernyms ("hot flash" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

A substance that is being studied as a treatment for relieving hot flashes in women with breast cancer.

(Gabapentin, NCI Dictionary)

Vasomotor symptoms typically include: palpitations, hot flashes and night sweats.

(Menopausal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A tool designed to measure the impact of hot flashes on overall quality of life as well as nine specific activities using a 10 point Likert scale.

(Hot Flash Related Daily Inference Scale, NCI Thesaurus)

Soy isoflavones are being studied in the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density).

(Isoflavone, NCI Dictionary)

It may also be used to treat hot flashes in women who are in menopause or are being treated for breast cancer.

(Effexor, NCI Dictionary)

It is being studied in the treatment of hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.

(Black cohosh, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic hormone being studied for treatment of hot flashes in men with prostate cancer who have had both testicles removed by surgery.

(Cyproterone acetate, NCI Dictionary)

It is a standard list of 21 questions which women use to rate how much they are bothered by menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, rapid heartbeat, and difficulty sleeping.

(Greene Menopause Index, NCI Dictionary)

Electrodermal response increases in certain emotional states and during hot flashes that happen with menopause.

(Electrodermal response, NCI Dictionary)

Glycine max contains isoflavones (estrogen-like substances) that are being studied for the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density).

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)