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Formication

Formication Meaning & Definition
Formication Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Formication?

[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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See Also | paraesthesia | paresthesia

Formication In Webster's Dictionary

\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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