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formication
noun
[ ˌfɔːmɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a sensation like insects crawling over the skin.
Origin:
early 18th century: from Latin formicatio(n- ), from formicare ‘crawl like an ant’ (said of the pulse or skin), from formica ‘ant’.
