Definition of muscae volitantes in English:
muscae volitantes
plural noun ˌmʌsiː ˌvɒlɪˈtantiːzˌməskē väləˈtantēz
Medicine Dark specks appearing to float before the eyes, generally caused by particles in the vitreous humour of the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- The first case was a 60-year-old male who complained of seeing ‘flying flies’ (muscae volitantes myodesopsia, muscae volitantes myiodesopsia) in a mesh-like pattern in his left eye.
- Eye floaters, Latin-derived muscae volitantes (meaning ‘flying flies’), or French-derived mouches volantes are little ‘cobwebs’ or specks that float about in your field of vision.
- Scheerer's phenomenon should not be confused with ‘floaters’ or muscae volitantes.
- The medical name for floaters is muscae volitantes.
- This embryonic artery atrophies by the 8 1/2 month but a few persistent remnants are evident entoptically as muscae volitantes (an appearance as of moving spots before the eyes).
Origin
Mid 18th century: Latin, literally 'flying flies'.
Definition of muscae volitantes in US English:
muscae volitantes
plural nounˌməskē väləˈtantēz
Medicine Dark specks appearing to float before the eyes, generally caused by particles in the vitreous humor of the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eye floaters, Latin-derived muscae volitantes (meaning ‘flying flies’), or French-derived mouches volantes are little ‘cobwebs’ or specks that float about in your field of vision.
- This embryonic artery atrophies by the 8 1/2 month but a few persistent remnants are evident entoptically as muscae volitantes (an appearance as of moving spots before the eyes).
- The first case was a 60-year-old male who complained of seeing ‘flying flies’ (muscae volitantes myodesopsia, muscae volitantes myiodesopsia) in a mesh-like pattern in his left eye.
- Scheerer's phenomenon should not be confused with ‘floaters’ or muscae volitantes.
- The medical name for floaters is muscae volitantes.
Origin
Mid 18th century: Latin, literally ‘flying flies’.