muscae volitantes

1. 1.

   spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

   “floaters seem to drift through the field of vision”

   Synonymsmusca volitansfloaterspots

   Broadersymptom

Questions about muscae volitantes

What does muscae volitantes mean?

muscae volitantes means "spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens".

What is another word for muscae volitantes?

Close synonyms include musca volitans, floater, spots. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.