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FLOCCILLATION
Noun
floccillation (usually uncountable, plural floccillations)
(rare) Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
Synonyms
• carphologia
• carphology
• crocydismus
Source: Wiktionary
Floc`cil*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. floccus a flock of wool. Cf. Flock of wool.] (Med.)
Definition: A delirious picking of bedclothes by a sick person, as if to pick off flocks of wool; carphology; -- an alarming symptom in acute diseases. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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