formication
[ fawr-mi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌfɔr mɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
Origin of formication
1700–10; < Latin (Pliny)
formīcātiōn-, stem of
formīcātiō a sensation that ants are crawling on one's skin, equivalent to
formicā(re) to have such a sensation (verbal derivative of
formīca ant) +
-tiōn-
-tion
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH formication
formication fornicationWords nearby formication
formic acid,
formica,
formicarium,
formicary,
formicate,
formication,
formicivorous,
formidable,
formiminoglutamic acid,
formless,
formol
Example sentences from the Web for formication
Both diarrhœa and formication were also absent in a third case reported by Dr. Busscher in the same paper.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter BlythFormication and dilatation of the pupils are frequent symptoms.
The thighs begin to struggle, as if formication was going on in the muscles.
The Delight Makers |Adolf BandelierFormication, radiating pains, and neuralgia are present in the area of distribution of the nerves implicated.
British Dictionary definitions for formication
formication
/ (ˌfɔːmɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
a sensation of insects crawling on the skin; symptom of a nerve disorder
Medical definitions for formication
formication
[ fôr′mĭ-kā′shən ]
n.
An abnormal sensation as of insects running over or into the skin, associated with cocaine intoxication or disease of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves.