Meanings
nounfloccillation (usually uncountable, plural floccillations)
plural floccillations
- rareuncountableusuallyPicking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
Synonyms: carphologia, carphology, crocydismus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPicking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
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Origin
From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.
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APA
floccillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccillation
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“floccillation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccillation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floccillation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccillation.
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