1 The formation of protein clumps in the vitreous gel. 2  These types of eye floaters tend to look like squiggles, cobwebs, tadpoles, or circles. 3  They remain in the vitreous gel permanently, and people tend to ignore them. 4  The bursting of blood vessels in the retina as the shrinking vitreous gel pulls on them.
Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for axis. The definition information for ax is provided by Stedman's. You can search our medical dictionary here.
(in a problem-oriented medical record) abbreviation for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan, the four parts of a written account of the health problem. In taking and charting the patient history and physical examination, a SOAP statement is made for each syndrome, problem, symptom, or diagnosis. See also problem-oriented medical record.