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]
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mus·cae vo·li·tan·tes 'məs-.(k)ē-.väl-ə-'tan-.tēz n pl spots before the eyes due to cells and cell fragments in the vitreous body and lens compare FLOATER
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pl. n.
black spots seen floating before the eyes usually due to the presence of opacities in the vitreous humour as it becomes more fluid with age.
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[L. “flitting fliesâ€] specks seen floating before the eyes; see floaters.Medical dictionary. 2011.