Look up: formication

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   formication
   [n] - hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin
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   Formication
   Formication: The illusion or hallucination that ants or other insects are creeping on or under the skin. Formication is a feature of some psychotic states as well as drug and alcohol abuse. From the Latin formicatio, from formicare meaning to creep like an ant. Not to be confused with fornication.
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   Formication
   For`mi·ca'tion noun [ Latin formicatio , from formicare to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on one's self, from formica ant: confer French formication .] (Medicine) A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin. Dunglison.
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   formication
   <symptom> A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin. ... Origin: 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. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Formication
   `Formication` is an abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin. The word derives etymologically from the Latin word `formica`, meaning `ant`. The causes of formication can be actual physical conditions, including diabetic neuropathy, menopause, skin cancer, or herpes zoster, and may also be physical or psychological side effect of substance abuse. Formication is a specific form of the general set of abnorm...
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   formication
   (for″mĭ-ka´shәn) a tactile hallucination in which there is a sensation of tiny insects crawling over the skin; most commonly seen in cocaine or amphetamine intoxication.
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   Formication
   • (n.) A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.
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   formication
   A form of paresthesia or tactile hallucination; a sensation as if small insects are creeping under the skin. [L. formica, ant]
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