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| for·mi·ca·tion [ fàwrmi káysh'n ] |
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feeling of insects crawling on skin: a neurologically based hallucination in which somebody feels as if insects are crawling on his or her skin. It is found in some cases of chemical toxicity and among drug and alcohol abusers.
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| [Early 18th century. < Latin formication-< formicare "crawl like an ant" < formica "ant"] |
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