German: AmeisenlaufenEnglish translation: formication/pins and needles 
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Medical - Medical: Health Care | | German term or phrase: Ameisenlaufen | from a doctor's examination:
Arzt: Und wie steht es mit Laehmungen in Armen oder Beinen?
Patient: Laehmungen hatte ich noch nie.
Arzt: Und Muehe beim Gehen?
Patient: Nein, ich fuehle mich noch sehr fit.
Arzt: Haben Sie schon mal irgendwelche Gefuehlstoerungen, so Kribblen oder Ameisenlaufen bemerkt?
Patient: Ja, wenn mir ein Bein oder ein Arm einschlaeft, dann kribbelt das schon eine Weile.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseRon Stelter (asker): 8:23pm Mar 27, 2004: note - I found an online dictionary which said it's a neurological illness in which one feels as if ants are crawling all over your body. I just don't know what it's called in English.
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| | formication | Explanation:
according to Langenscheids Medizin
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Note added at 2004-03-27 20:08:59 (GMT)
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Definition: [n] hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
See Also: paraesthesia, paresthesia
(Hyperdictionary)
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Note added at 2004-03-27 22:12:11 (GMT)
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not necessarily caused by drugs!! |
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Cécile Kellermayr
Austria
| Note from asker to answererThank you, Cecile. Yes, in reference to your note below, I did somewhat rethink things and tended to use simple descriptive terms as opposed to the proper medical terms as the doctor is supposed to be talking to a patient who is a mere layman. Actually, later, they even say that it is recommended that one explain things in layman's terms to the patient-which is supposed to alleviate their fears. But I appreciate your hard work on my behalf.
Ron
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| formication
Explanation:
according to Langenscheids Medizin
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Note added at 2004-03-27 20:08:59 (GMT)
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Definition: [n] hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
See Also: paraesthesia, paresthesia
(Hyperdictionary)
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Note added at 2004-03-27 22:12:11 (GMT)
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not necessarily caused by drugs!!
| | Note from asker to answererThank you, Cecile. Yes, in reference to your note below, I did somewhat rethink things and tended to use simple descriptive terms as opposed to the proper medical terms as the doctor is supposed to be talking to a patient who is a mere layman. Actually, later, they even say that it is recommended that one explain things in layman's terms to the patient-which is supposed to alleviate their fears. But I appreciate your hard work on my behalf.
Ron |
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