formicant, a.
(ˈfɔːmɪkənt)
[ad. L. formīcant-em, pr. pple. of formīcāre to crawl like ants (said of the pulse or skin), f. formīca ant.]
Crawling like an ant; in Path. of the pulse (see quot. 1893).
| 1707 Floyer Physic. Pulse-Watch 51 A formicant Pulse is like the motion of an Ant, who moves her feet oft without going much forward. 1842 Dunglison Dict. Med. (ed. 3), Formicant, an epithet given to the pulse when extremely small, scarcely perceptible, unequal, and communicating a sensation like that of the motion of an ant through a thin texture. |