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  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, an abnormal subjective sensation, referred to the skin, resembling the feeling of ants creeping over the body.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    paraesthesia    paresthesia   
     
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