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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUSCAE VOLITANTES

New Latin: flying flies.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MUSCAE VOLITANTES

muscae volitantes  [ˈmʌsiː vɒlɪˈtæntiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSCAE VOLITANTES

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Muscae volitantes is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MUSCAE VOLITANTES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

muscae volitantes

Floater

Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye’s vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. At a young age, the vitreous is transparent, but as one ages, imperfections gradually develop. The common type of floater, which is present in most people’s eyes, is due to degenerative changes of the vitreous humour. The perception of floaters is known as myodesopsia, or less commonly as myodaeopsia, myiodeopsia, myiodesopsia. They are also called Muscae volitantes, or mouches volantes. Floaters are visible because of the shadows they cast on the retina or refraction of the light that passes through them, and can appear alone or together with several others in one’s visual field. They may appear as spots, threads, or fragments of cobwebs, which float slowly before the observer’s eyes. Since these objects exist within the eye itself, they are not optical illusions but are entoptic phenomena.

Definition of muscae volitantes in the English dictionary

The definition of muscae volitantes in the dictionary is moving black specks or threads seen before the eyes, caused by opaque fragments floating in the vitreous humour or a defect in the lens.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSCAE VOLITANTES


atlantes
ətˈlæntiːz
Cervantes
səˈvæntiːz
commorientes
ˌkɒmɒrɪˈɛntiːz
Confluentes
ˌkɒnflʊˈɛntiːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
Extravagantes
ɪkˌstrævəˈɡæntiːz
fortes
ˈfɔːtiːz
frontes
ˈfrɒntiːz
gentes
ˈdʒɛntiːz
Hypsilantes
ˌɪpsɪˈlæntiːz
limites
ˈlɪmɪˌtiːz
Maltese
mɔːlˈtiːz
mantes
ˈmæntiːz
Orontes
ɒˈrɒntiːz
Pilates
pɪˈlɑːtiːz
Socrates
ˈsɒkrəˌtiːz
striptease
ˈstrɪpˌtiːz
tease
tiːz
Tees
tiːz
testes
ˈtɛstiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSCAE VOLITANTES

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSCAE VOLITANTES

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Synonyms and antonyms of muscae volitantes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «muscae volitantes» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

muscae volitantes
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volitantes muscae
570 millions of speakers

English

muscae volitantes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

muscae volitantes
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العوائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

muscae volitantes
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

volitantes muscae
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মস্তিষ্কের ভলিউম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volitantes muscae
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muscae volitantes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mouches volantes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

muscaeのvolitantes
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

muscae 의 volitantes
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muscae volitantes
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

muscae volitantes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஸ்ஜி வத்திக்கான்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मस्केचो व्हॉलिटेंटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Muscae volitantes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volitantes muscae
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

volitantes muscae
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

muscae volitantes
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

volitantes muscae
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

muscae volitantes
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

muscae volitantes
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

muscae volitantes
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

muscae volitantes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muscae volitantes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSCAE VOLITANTES»

The term «muscae volitantes» is used very little and occupies the 179.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSCAE VOLITANTES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muscae volitantes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSCAE VOLITANTES»

Discover the use of muscae volitantes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muscae volitantes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye
Muscae volitantes are described by some authors4 as suddenly darting upwards, and then as suddenly sinking ; but they never move, unless set in motion by movement of the eyeball ; and although the motion which they perform in ...
William Mackenzie, 1854
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The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses
I did not know as much about muscae volitantes then as I know now, orI might have saved both of these patients a great deal of uneasiness. I could tell them that their eyes were normal, but I did not know how to relieve them of the symptom, ...
W. H. Bates, M.D., 2011
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A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye and Its Appendages: In ...
Both Porterfield and Sauvages conceived that the myopic and presbyopic were very liable to be annoyed with these muscae volitantes, and in two of the three cases of " muscae volitantes" related by Mr. Ware in the Med. Chir. Transactions ...
Richard Middlemore, 1835
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Clinical Ophthalmology
... since the blood often remains in the vitreous for months. If the vitreous clears after a long period the retina will usually have been damaged by prolonged intimate contact with blood elements. VITREOUS FLOATERS (Muscae Volitantes ) ...
Kamal Kansal, Indrani Das Gupta, 2001
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St. Louis Clinical Review
In your remarks you spoke of seeing the cause of specks before the eyes or muscae volitantes : what is to be seen and where ? Dr. Campbell. — I did not mean to be understood as saying that the cause of muscae volitantes could be seen ...
‎1881
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The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery
The pupil of an eye affected with muscae volitantes is generally contracted, even, when the eye is myopic. Exciting causes. — Over-use of the eye on minute objects ; — Inflammatory diseases of the eyes, external as well as internal ; — The ...
Thomas Wharton Jones, Edward Hartshorne, 1856
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A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye
The important point is to distinguish whether these muscae volitantes are a symptom of incipient amaurosis or cataract ; or whether they arise from some affection of the eye, which causes no other mischief. If they should be attended with a ...
Sir William Lawrence, 1833
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A Manual of the Diseases of the Eye
Muscae volitantes appear to the patient as dark bodies, under various forms, floating about in the field of vision ; they are often very annoying, but, unlike scotoma, they do not interfere with the perfection of vision. They appear to the patient to ...
Nottidge Charles MacNamara, 1882
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The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
This, however, has never yet been seen by me, and no one who accurately describes the true muscae volitantes pretends to describe such an appearance. What bodies, then, exist on the surface of the transparent cornea which could give rise ...
‎1843
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Better Eyesight Magazine: Original Antique Pages By ...
I did not know as much about muscae volitantes then as I know now, orI might have saved both of these patients a great deal of uneasiness. I could tell them that their eyes were normal, but I did not know how to relieve them of the symptom, ...
William H. Bates, 2011

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSCAE VOLITANTES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muscae volitantes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: What are those floaty things in your eye?
The simple visuals help to illustrate typical floaters (muscae volitantes) as benign detritus which cast shadows on the retina as light passes ... «Optometry Today, Jul 15»
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Meet The Culprits Behind Bright Lights And Strange Floaters in Your …
The "small worms or transparent blobs" are eye floaters or muscae volitantes, Latin for "hovering flies," explains Michael Mauser in this TED Ed ... «Smithsonian, Dec 14»
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How to call in sick with conviction
Just muscae volitantes (“flying flies”) the name for the little bits of protein or other material in the jelly inside your eye. BED WETTING. If you wet ... «NEWS.com.au, Sep 14»
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How to Call In Sick: 21 Complicated Terms for Minor Illnesses
Just muscae volitantes ("flying flies") the name for the little bits of protein or other material in the jelly inside your eye. 13. Bed wetting. If you wet ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
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21 fancy medical terms for mundane problems
Just muscae volitantes ("flying flies") the name for the little bits of protein or other material in the jelly inside your eye. 13. BED WETTING. «The Week Magazine, Aug 14»
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Lights from the Other World. Floater structures in the visual arts of …
In ophthalmology, these dots and strands are called eye floaters or vitreous floaters, also known as muscae volitantes (Latin: “flying flies”). They are explained as ... «UFODigest, May 12»
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In the Eye of Ra
In Western culture, the phenomenon of vitreous floaters (or muscae volitantes) is primarily understood in line with modern ophthalmology as “vitreous opacities”. «UFODigest, Feb 12»
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Quite interesting
As well as the odd transparent shapes called floaters or Muscae volitantes (flying flies) you get flitting across your vision (they are caused by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 08»

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