floccillation

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floccillation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Floccillation \Floc`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. floccus a flock of
     wool. Cf. Flock of wool.] (Med.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]