formication
a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
Origin of formication
1Words that may be confused with formication
- formication , fornication
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How to use formication in a sentence
Marked digital formication existed, but the arthritic pains were not so severe as in ordinary cases.
formication and dilatation of the pupils are frequent symptoms.
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, radiating pains, and neuralgia are present in the area of distribution of the nerves implicated.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesThe thighs begin to struggle, as if formication was going on in the muscles.
The Delight Makers | Adolf Bandelier
British Dictionary definitions for formication
/ (ˌfɔːmɪˈkeɪʃən) /
a sensation of insects crawling on the skin; symptom of a nerve disorder
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