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 attachment site of a muscle tendon to the stationary bone. Insertion: The attachment site of the muscle on the bone that moves. loc of insertion/ origin. Usually (especially when referring to the extremities) the origin is proximal and the insertion is distal.