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单词 formicant
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formicantadj.

/ˈfɔːmɪkənt/
Etymology: < Latin formīcant-em, present participle of formīcāre to crawl like ants (said of the pulse or skin), < formīca ant.
Crawling like an ant; in Pathology of the pulse (see quot. 1842).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [adjective] > small or weak pulse
small1564
empty1654
formicating1684
weak1700
formicant1707
thready1753
weakish1809
formicative1822
thread-like1825
shabby1843
wiry1897
1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 51 A formicant Pulse is like the motion of an Ant, who moves her feet oft without going much forward.
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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