formication

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Kribbelgefühl

Synonyme

numbness

tingle

crawling sensation

crispation

myrmeciasis

Übersetzungen

مشي النمل

αιμωδία

rillingen

karıncalanma

Etymologie (Englisch)

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