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tactile hallucination

a false perception involving the sense of touch. These sensations occur in the absence of any external stimulus and may include itching, feeling electric shocks, and feeling insects biting or crawling under the skin. Also called haptic hallucination; tactual hallucination.

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February 17th 2025

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psychotic

adj. of, relating to, or affected by psychosis or a psychotic disorder.