formication
English
Etymology
Circa 1700, from Latin formīca (“ant”) + -tion.
Noun
formication (countable and uncountable, plural formications)
- (medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
- Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
Related terms
- formic
- formic acid
- formicate
Further reading
- formication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Noun
formication f (plural formications)
- formication
Further reading
- “formication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.