formication /for·mi·ca·tion/ (for″mĭ-ka´shun) a sensation as if small insects were crawling on the skin.
formication
for·mi·ca·tion (fôr m -k  sh n)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. |
formication
Psychiatry The tactile hallucination or illusion that insects are crawling on the body or under the skin. Cf Fornication.
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