"floccillation" meaning in All languages combined

See floccillation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: floccillations [plural]
Etymology: From floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} floccillation (usually uncountable, plural floccillations)
  1. (rare) Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually Synonyms: carphologia, carphology, crocydismus
    Sense id: en-floccillation-en-noun-LwCf5Zbl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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