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.
frenulum. (anatomy). A small fold of integument or mucous membrane. A small ridge on the upper part of the anterior medullary velum. (invertebrate zoology). A spine on most moths that projects from the hindwings and is held to the forewings by a clasp, thus coupling the wings together.