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muscae volitantes
muscae volitantes (ˈmʌsiː vɒlɪˈtæntiːz) pl n (Pathology) pathol moving black specks or threads seen before the eyes, caused by opaque fragments floating in the vitreous humour or a defect in the lens[C18: New Latin: flying flies]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | muscae volitantes - spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"floater, musca volitans, spotssymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
EncyclopediaSeefloatermuscae volitantes
musca [mus´kah] (L.) fly.mus´cae volitan´tes specks seen as floating before the eyes.mus·cae vol·i·tan·tes (mŭs'kē vol'i-tan'tēs), Floaters; appearance of moving spots before the eyes, arising from remnants of the embryologic hyaloid vascular system in the vitreous humor. [L. pl. of musca, fly; pres. ppl. of volito, to fly to and fro] mus·cae vol·i·tan·tes (mŭs'ē vol-i-tan'tēz) Floaters; appearance of moving spots before the eyes, arising from remnants of the embryologic hyaloid vascular system in the vitreous humor. [L. pl. of musca, fly; pres. ppl. of volito, to fly to and fro]muscae volitantesAn entoptic phenomenon produced by the presence of remnants of embryonic structures floating within the vitreous humour. They appear like floating spots on a bright uniform background. As they are lighter than the vitreous body they tend to float upward but appear to the patient to move downward because of the reversal of the retinal image. Syn. mouches volantes. See floaters; entoptic image; myiodesopia; opacity.muscae volitantes
Related to muscae volitantes: Eye floaters, MyodesopsiaSynonyms for muscae volitantesnoun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lensSynonyms- floater
- musca volitans
- spots
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