floccillation

English

Etymology

From floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.

Noun

floccillation (usually uncountable, plural floccillations)

1. (rare) Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.

Synonyms

• carphologia
• carphology
• crocydismus