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formication

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CIDE DICTIONARY

formicationn. [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.].
     A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.  Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

formication, n. a sensation as of ants crawling over the skin.

Etymology
L formicatio f. formica ant

ROGET THESAURUS

formication

Sensations of Touch

N sensations of touch, itching, pruritis, titillation, formication, aura, stereognosis, itching, stereognostic, titillative.


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