formication

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
formication
    n 1: hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling
         over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of
         cocaine or amphetamines
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Formication \For`mi*ca"tion\, n. [L. formicatio, fr. formicare
   to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on
   one's self, fr. formica ant: cf. F. formication.] (Med.)
   A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on
   the skin. --Dunglison.
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