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Wednesday 28 October 2009
Words You Should Know
Floccillation:
Fitful plucking at the bed-clothes by a delirious patient (Chambers)
Med.
The movements of delirious patients, as if searching for imaginary objects, or picking the bed-clothes (OED)
An all too common occurrence
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28 October 2009 at 21:48
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