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carphologia

noun

  1. a delirious picking of the bedclothes by a patient, as in certain fevers
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek καρφολογία (karphología), from κάρφος (kárphos, “dry small thing”).

  1. picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects