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.
Medical Terminology: Abbreviations 0-A. 1  Abbreviation: Î´. Meaning: diagnosis; change. 2  Abbreviation: Î´Î´. Meaning: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) 3  Abbreviation: #. Meaning: fracture. 4  Abbreviation: #NOF. Meaning: fracture to the neck of the femur. 5  Abbreviation: â.