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Webster 1913 Edition
Formication
Forˊmi-ca′tion
,Noun.
[L.
formicatio
, fr. formicare
to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on one’s self, fr. formica
ant: cf. F. formication
.] (Med.)
A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.
Dunglison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Formication
FORMICA'TION
,Noun.
A sensation of the body resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.
Definition 2024
formication
formication
English
Noun
formication (plural formications)
- An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
- Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
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