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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens;
- Example: "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
[syn: musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Musca \Mus"ca\, prop. n.; pl. Muscae. [L., a fly.] 1. (Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species. [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus Musca. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole. [1913 Webster] Muscae volitantes. [L., flying flies.] (Med.) Specks or filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system. [1913 Webster] Muscadel
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

muscae volitantes n 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" [syn: musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots]