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A common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
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formication
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Formication is the medical term for a sensation that exactly resembles that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin. It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias , which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Formication \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. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707, from Latin formicationem (nominative formicatio ), noun of action from formicare "to crawl like ants," from formica "ant" (see Formica (n.2)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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 fever, menopause, skin cancer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/diabetic_neuropathy, ...
Usage examples of formication.
She was already desperate: she had forgotten agony and formication and utter bereavement.
It bristled across the surface of her skin like formication, but did no damage.
In spite, however, of evidence called in her defence—as, for example, that of Dr Pitois, of Rennes, who was Helene's own doctor, and who said that ``the woman had a bizarre character, frequently complaining of stomach pains and formications in the head''—in spite of this doctor's hints of monomania in the accused, the jury, with every chance allowed them to find her irresponsible, still saw nothing in her extenuation.