Formication: Do not confuse this word with fornication. A form of paresthesia or tactile hallucination; a sensation as if small insects are creeping under the skin. [L. formica, ant]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Formication: hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Formication: Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation.
Source: Diseases Database
Source: Diseases Database
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Formication into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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