musca volitans
musca volitans · muscae volitantes
FloaterFloater (threadlike speck in the visual field)
Meaning
1 sensesFloater (threadlike speck in the visual field)
More definitions
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
Origin
From a Latin phrase meaning "a fly (musca) flying around (volitans)".From a Latin phrase meaning "a fly (musca) flying around (volitans)".
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Forms
plural: muscae volitantes| Singular | musca volitans |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens:muscae volitantesfloaterspots
See also
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