formication

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

αιμωδία

Συνώνυμα

numbness

tingle

crawling sensation

crispation

myrmeciasis

Μεταφράσεις

مشي النمل

Kribbelgefühl

rillingen

karıncalanma

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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