- formication
- The sensation of bugs crawling over one's body
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
formication
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formication — [ fɔrmikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1520, repris XIXe; lat. formicatio, de formicare « fourmiller » ♦ Méd. Vieilli Fourmillement. ⇒FORMICATION, subst. fém. Vx, MÉD. Sensation analogue à celle produite par des fourmis sur la peau. Synon. usuel fourmillement.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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. Dunglison.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Formication — (v. lat.), so v.w. Ameisenkriechen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
formication — (n.) crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707, from L. formicationem, noun of action from formicare to crawl like ants, from formica ant (see FORMICA (Cf. Formica) (2)) … Etymology dictionary
Formication — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Formication ICD10 = ICD10|R|20|2|r|20 ICD9 = ICD9|782.0 Formication is a somewhat unusual, but medically well known, abnormal sensation. This sensation closely resembles the feeling of insects crawling on and/or… … Wikipedia
formication — /fawr mi kay sheuhn/, n. a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin. [1700 10; < L (Pliny) formication , s. of formicatio a sensation that ants are crawling on one s skin, equiv. to… … Universalium
FORMICATION — n. f. T. de Médecine Sensation d’engourdissement analogue à celle que produit le picotement des fourmis … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
formication — noun 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… … Wiktionary
formication — A form of paresthesia or tactile hallucination; a sensation as if small insects are creeping under the skin. [L. formica, ant] * * * for·mi·ca·tion .fȯr mə kā shən n an abnormal sensation resembling that made by insects creeping in or on the… … Medical dictionary
formication — see formicative hallucination … Dictionary of Hallucinations
formication — (for mi ka sion) s. f. Terme de médecine. Douleur qu on a comparée à celle que produiraient des fourmis qui s agiteraient dans une partie. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. formicant … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
