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floccillation

floc·cil·la·tion [ flòksi láysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sign of impending death: aimless plucking at bedclothes, a sign that a person is approaching death

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin floccillus "little tuft of wool" < Latin floccus "tuft of wool"]
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