Signs and symptoms of an effusion vary depending on the underlying disease, but dyspnea, cough, and pleuritic chest pain are common. Chest examination of a patient with pleural effusion is notable for dullness to percussion, decreased or absent tactile fremitus, decreased breath sounds, and no voice transmission.
Medical Definition of velamentous insertion. : attachment of the umbilical cord to the chorion beyond the margin of the placenta.
the act of inserting: the insertion of a coin in a vending machine. 2. something inserted: an insertion in the middle of a paragraph. 3. Botany, Zoology. the manner or place of attachment, as of an organ. attachment of a part or organ, with special reference to the site or manner of such attachment.