| Pronunciation: | | `fowrmi'keyshun
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[n] hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines |
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FORMICATION is a 11 letter word that starts with F. |
| | See Also: | | paraesthesia, paresthesia |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \For`mi*ca"tion\, n. [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.
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