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for⋅mi⋅ca⋅tion

  [fawr-mi-key-shuhn]
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–noun
a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
Origin:
1700–10; < L (Pliny) formīcātiōn-, s. of formīcātiō a sensation that ants are crawling on one's skin, equiv. to formicā(re) to have such a sensation (v. deriv. of formīca ant) + -tiōn- -tion
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Main Entry: for·mi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "for-m&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an abnormal sensation resembling that made byinsects creeping in or on the skin
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formication for·mi·ca·tion (fôr'mĭ-kā'shən)
n.
An abnormal sensation as of insects running over or into the skin, associated with cocaine intoxication or disease of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

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