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. Charting by this method is said to be soaped, and charts produced by using it are called soap charts.. See also problem-oriented medical record.