formication

== English == === Etymology === Circa 1700, from Latin formīca (“ant”) + -tion. === Pronunciation === === Noun === formication (countable and uncountable, plural formications) (medicine) 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. Synonyms: (archaic) creevles, (informal) creepy-crawlies ==== Related terms ==== formic formic acid formicate ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== formication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === formication f (plural formications) formication === Further reading === “formication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012