carphology

[ kahr-fol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. floccillation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carphology¹

1850–55; < New Latin carphologia; Late Latin: fumbling, plucking at straws, blankets < Greek karphología, equivalent to kárpho ( s ) twig, straw, piece of wood + -logia collection; -logy