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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesformicolare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: formikolare
"La pelle può formicolare a causa di alcune condizioni mediche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To experience or cause a sensation like that of ants crawling over the skin.
"Certain medical conditions and drug withdrawals can cause patients to formicate."
- 1
Having an ant-like form; shaped or resembling an ant.
"The entomologist observed the formicate structure of the parasitic insect."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin noun 'formica' meaning 'ant', combined with the verbal suffix '-ate'. The term entered the English language in the late 19th century in medical and biological contexts to describe sensations resembling the crawling of ants upon or under the skin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Formicate" is said worldwide
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formiquer
Transliteration: formike
"Certains patients ressentent le besoin de formiquer lors de leur sevrage."
kribbeln
Transliteration: kribbeln
"Die Haut kann sich anfühlen, als ob Ameisen darauf krabbeln."
formicolare
Transliteration: formikolare
"La pelle può formicolare a causa di alcune condizioni mediche."
formicar
Transliteration: formikar
"La sensación de que algo camina por la piel se puede denominar formicar."
formigar
Transliteration: formigar
"A pele pode formigar devido a distúrbios neurológicos."
चींटी जैसा रेंगना
Transliteration: cheenti jaisa rengna
"त्वचा पर ऐसा महसूस होना जैसे चीटियां रेंग रही हों।"
蚁走感
Transliteration: yǐ zǒu gǎn
"有些患者会感到皮膚上有蚁走感。"
개미 기는 감각
Transliteration: gaemi gineun gamgak
"환자는 피부에 개미가 기어가는 듯한 느낌을 받을 수 있습니다."
蟻走感
Transliteration: gisoukan
"皮膚の上を虫が這うような蟻走感という症状があります。"
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