Medical Term:
flooding
Pronunciation: flŭd′ing
Definition:
- Profuse bleeding from the uterus, especially after childbirth or in severe cases of menorrhagia.
- Profuse uterine hemorrhage.
- A type of behavior therapy; a therapeutic strategy at the beginning of therapy in which the patients imagine the most anxiety-producing scene and fully immerse (flood) themselves in it.
Synonym(s): flood1
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