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formications

formications is the plural of formication.

Meaning of formication

Noun

formication (countable and uncountable, plural formications)

  1. 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.
    • Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.1853, The Scottish Review

Questions about formications

What is formications the plural of?
Formications is the plural of formication.

Words near formications in the dictionary

  1. formicate
  2. formicated
  3. formicates
  4. formicating
  5. formication
  6. formications
  7. formicative
  8. formicatory
  9. formicid
  10. formicide
  11. formicides

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