Floccillation
Pronunciation : Floc`cil*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. floccus a flock of wool. Cf. Flock of wool.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: 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