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hesitancy [1 record]

Record 1 2015-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil urinaire
DEF

Incapacité d’uriner spontanément même si l’envie est présente.

CONT

Dans le retard à la miction, le déclenchement ne se réalise (surtout la nuit) qu'après quelques pas, et nécessite des efforts anormaux de contraction vésicale, témoignant d'une augmentation du volume prostatique.

Spanish

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