Carphology
/kɑːˈfɒlədʒi/
noun
- Plucking at the bedclothes by a delirious patient.
mid 19th century: from Greek karphologia, from karphos ‘straw’ + legein ‘collect’.
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Carphology
/kɑːˈfɒlədʒi/
noun
mid 19th century: from Greek karphologia, from karphos ‘straw’ + legein ‘collect’.