kärˈfäləjē noun
also car·pho·lo·gia ˌkärfəˈlōj(ē)ə
( plural carphologies also carphologi·as )
Etymology: New Latin carphologia, from Late Latin, twitching of blankets, picking of straws from mud walls, from Greek karphologia, from karphos dry stalk, stick + -logia gathering — more at -logy
: an aimless semiconscious plucking at the bedclothes observed in conditions of exhaustion or stupor or in high fevers