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formicant
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 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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formicate
▪ I. formicate, a. rare—0. (ˈfɔːmɪkət) [f. L. formīca ant + -ate.] Resembling an ant.1840 in Smart.▪ II. formicate, v. (ˈfɔːmɪkeɪt) [f. ppl. stem of L. formīcāre: see formicant.] intr. To crawl like ants; transf. to swarm with moving beings. Hence ˈformicating ppl. a. = formicant.1684 tr. Bonet's Me... Oxford English Dictionary
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formication
formication Path. (fɔːmɪˈkeɪʃən) [ad. L. formīcātiōn-em, n. of action f. formīcāre (see formicant).] An abnormal sensation as of ants creeping over the skin.1707 Floyer Physic. Pulse-Watch 313 Pains in the Limbs, Formications, Lassitudes. 1844 Hecker Epid. Middle Ages 279 Many patients experienced..... Oxford English Dictionary
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vermiculant
† verˈmiculant, a. Physiol. Obs.—1 [a. med.L. vermiculant-, vermiculans (pulsus), pres. pple. of L. vermiculārī: see vermiculate v., and cf. F. vermiculant, Pg. -ante.] Of the pulse: = vermicular a. 1 b.1707 Floyer Physic. Pulse-Watch 33 The Pulse before a Syncope is very quick, then small, languid,... Oxford English Dictionary
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