floccillation Meaning, Definition & Usage

Floc`cil*la"tion noun

Etymology

L. floccus a flock of wool. Cf. Flock of wool.

Definitions

1. (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.