HyperDic: formication

English > 1 sense of the word formication:
NOUNstateformicationhallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin
English > formication: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaninghallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines.
Broaderparesthesia, paraesthesiaAbnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling / tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
Verbsformicatecrawl about like ants

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