floccillation

n.

[L. floccus a flock of wool. Cf. Flock of wool.]
(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.

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(flŏk'sə-lā'shən)
n.

An aimless plucking at the bedclothes occurring especially in the delirium of a fever.

a delirious picking at bedclothes

IN BRIEF: An aimless semiconscious plucking at the bedclothes observed in conditions of exhaustion or stupor or in high fevers.