floccillation

noun

floccillation

noun

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

1

Rare, Usually Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.

Synonyms
carphologia, carphology, crocydismus
Related terms
bioflocculate, deflocculate, deflocculation, floccose, floccosely, floccosus, flocculate, flocculation, flocculent, flocculents, flocculose, flocculus, floccus, paraflocculus, reflocculation

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