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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The most common ones are hot flashes, sudden feelings of intense heat and night sweats, or regular episodes of heavy sweating during sleep. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025 May Reduce Menopause Symptoms Some early evidence from 2011 suggests that supplementing with pumpkin seed oil may also help with menopause symptoms such as hot flashes. Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Oct. 2025 This pick is for all the hot sleepers out there who are desperately looking for a solution to night sweats or hot flashes. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025 In the late 1990s, more than 1 in 4 postmenopausal women were taking hormones to manage symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings and night sweats. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot flash

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot flash was in 1907

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“Hot flash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20flash. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

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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