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(medicine) 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.

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Depending on context, synonyms include creevles, creepy-crawlies.

creevlescreepy-crawlies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dermatophagia, dermatothlasia, phyma, dysesthesia, pruritoception, dermatophytid.

dermatophagiadermatothlasiaphymadysesthesiapruritoceptiondermatophytiddermatopathophobiapallesthesiahyperesthesiamicrofilaridermiahyperpathiaknismesisalloknesispediculationdysthesiahyperknesis

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Possible synonyms include creevles, creepy-crawlies.

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