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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Floccillation \Floc`cil*la"tion\, 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. [1913 Webster]