(n)difficulty in beginning the flow of urine; associated with prostate enlargement in men and with narrowing of the urethral opening in women; may be caused by emotional stress in either men or women
n. [ L. haesitantia a stammering. ] 1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A stammering; a faltering in speech. [ 1913 Webster ]