National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Hot Flashes
Synonyms

Hot flashes

Hot Flashes

Hot Flashes/Flushes

Hot Flash

hot flash

Definitions

A temporary feeling of intense body warmth, flushing, sometimes accompanied by sweating. A common, symptom of menopause; other conditions that can produce hot flushes include antidepressants and drugs blocking the effect of estrogens, carcinoid tumors and a sensitivity to sulfites or other food additives.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3109

ALT_DEFINITION

A temporary and/or sudden feeling of intense body warmth, flushing, sometimes accompanied by sweating.

A disorder characterized by an uncomfortable and temporary sensation of intense body warmth, flushing, sometimes accompanied by sweating upon cooling.

A sudden, temporary onset of body warmth, flushing, and sweating (often associated with menopause).

code

C3109

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62596

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168

Contributing_Source

CTCAE

CTRP

FDA

DEFINITION

A temporary feeling of intense body warmth, flushing, sometimes accompanied by sweating. A common, symptom of menopause; other conditions that can produce hot flushes include antidepressants and drugs blocking the effect of estrogens, carcinoid tumors and a sensitivity to sulfites or other food additives.

Display_Name

Hot Flashes

FDA_Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

FULL_SYN

Hot flashes

Hot Flashes

Hot Flashes/Flushes

Hot Flash

hot flash

label

Hot Flashes

Legacy Concept Name

Hot_Flashes

Preferred_Name

Hot Flashes

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C3109

Semantic_Type

Sign or Symptom

UMLS_CUI

C0600142

xRef

IMDRF:E1204

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53458

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