Found 2 items, similar to muscae volitantes.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: muscae volitantes muscae volitantes n : spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens [syn: musca volitans, floater, spots]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Muscae volitantes Musca \Mus"ca\, prop. n.; pl. Musc[ae]. [L., a fly.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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] Musc[ae] 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]