Lewis & Short

vermĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [vermino], the worms, a disease of animals, the bots.

  1. I. Lit., Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 180; 30, 15, 50, § 144.
  2. II. Transf., a crawling, itching pain, Sen. Ep. 78, 9.
    Plur.: cerebri aestuantis, Sen. Ep. 95, 17.