(1) Profuse bleeding from the uterus, especially after childbirth or in severe cases of menorrhagia. SYN: flood (1). (2) Profuse uterine hemorrhage. SYN: flood (2). (3) 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. Cf.: systematic desensitization
