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.
Also found in: Acronyms. Any alphanumeric code used to uniquely identify a patient within a health register or a health records system. Examples. Hospital patient identifier, departmental patient identifier, NHS number, Hospital Patient Identifier (HPI).