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floc⋅cil⋅la⋅tion

  [flok-suh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun Pathology.
a delirious picking of the bedclothes by the patient, as in certain fevers.
Also called carphology.

Origin:
1835–45; < L flocc(us) floccus + -ill(us) dim. suffix + -ation
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Main Entry: floc·cil·la·tion
Pronunciation: "fläk-s&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: CARPHOLOGY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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floccillation floc·cil·la·tion (flŏk'sə-lā'shən)
n.
An aimless plucking at the bedclothes occurring especially in the delirium of a fever.

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