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formication

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Circa 1700, from Latin formīca (“ant”) + -tion.

noun formications

countable, uncountable 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 cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster. Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.
Similar: creevles, creepy-crawlies

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noun abnormal skin sensation

Español	formicación
Português	formigamento
Français	fourmillement
العربية	تَنْمِيل tanmīl

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@misc{formication_2026,
  title = {formication},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/formication},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}