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View synonyms for formication
formication
[ fawr-mi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
formication
/ ˌfɔːmɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- a sensation of insects crawling on the skin; symptom of a nerve disorder
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Word History and Origins
Origin of formication1
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
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Example Sentences
Marked digital formication existed, but the arthritic pains were not so severe as in ordinary cases.
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Formication and dilatation of the pupils are frequent symptoms.
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Both diarrhœa and formication were also absent in a third case reported by Dr. Busscher in the same paper.
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Formication, radiating pains, and neuralgia are present in the area of distribution of the nerves implicated.
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The thighs begin to struggle, as if formication was going on in the muscles.
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