musca volitans

[muhs-kuh vol-i-tanz]

noun, plural mus·cae vol·i·tan·tes

[muhs-kee vol-i-tan-teez, muhs-ee] /ˈmʌs ki ˌvɒl ɪˈtæn tiz, ˈmʌs i/. Ophthalmology.

floater(def 6).

Origin of musca volitans

< New Latin; Latin: fly flying about

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