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.
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection. Endoscopic mucosal resection, commonly referred to as EMR, is a medical procedure performed on patients who have been diagnosed with cancer of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and who need malignant tissue removed or on very large or flat polyps that cannot be removed by conventional means.