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PRONUNCIATION OF CARPHOLOGY

carphology  [kɑːˈfɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARPHOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carphology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARPHOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Carphologia

Carphologia is a lint-picking behavior that is often a symptom of a delirious state. Often seen in delirious or semiconscious patients, carphologia describes the actions of picking or grasping at imaginary objects, as well as the patient's own clothes or bed linens. This can be a grave symptom in cases of extreme exhaustion or approaching death.

Definition of carphology in the English dictionary

The definition of carphology in the dictionary is the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, which is a characteristic of people affected by delirium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARPHOLOGY


astrology
əˈstrɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biotechnology
ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
ecology
ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
edaphology
ˌedəˈfɒlədʒɪ
geomorphology
ˌdʒiːəʊmɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ
graphology
ɡræˈfɒlədʒɪ
methodology
ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ
micromorphology
ˌmaɪkrəʊmɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ
morphology
mɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ
nephology
nɪˈfɒlədʒɪ
pathology
pəˈθɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
psephology
sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ
psychology
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
selenomorphology
sɪˌliːnəʊmɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
technology
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
terminology
ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ
ufology
ˌjuːˈfɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARPHOLOGY

carpet tiles
carpet-sweeper
carpet-weaver
carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbagging
carpeting
carpetmonger
carpetweed
carpi
carping
carpingly
carpogonia
carpogonial
carpogonium
carpological
carpologist
carpology
carpometacarpus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARPHOLOGY

anthology
anthropology
apology
archaeology
cardiology
dermatology
epidemiology
genealogy
histology
homology
immunology
information technology
microbiology
mythology
neurology
oncology
otolaryngology
pharmacology
phonology
radiology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of carphology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carphology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARPHOLOGY

Find out the translation of carphology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carphology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carphology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

carphology
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Carfología
570 millions of speakers

English

carphology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

carphology
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نتف الدثار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

carphology
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Carphology
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

carphology
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Carphology
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Carphology
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flockenlesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

carphology
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

carphology
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carpology
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

carphology
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படுக்கை விரிப்பு துடைப்பு நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅरफोलॉजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

carphology
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Carphology
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

carphology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

carphology
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carphology
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

carphology
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

carphology
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Carphology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Carphology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carphology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPHOLOGY»

The term «carphology» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPHOLOGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carphology

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARPHOLOGY»

Discover the use of carphology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carphology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Delirium continued, chiefly at night, with subsultus and carphology. On the 7th, a second and more abundant crop of spots appeared on the abdomen, accompanied with pain on pressure • over the right iliac fossa, and a gurgling sensation.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Delirium continued, chiefly at night, with subsultus and carphology. On the 7th, a second and more abundant crop of spots appeared on the abdomen, accompanied with pain on pressure over the right iliac fossa, and a gurgling sensation.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
3
Companion to Clinical Neurology
carphology. (Gr, chaff þ to collect) Picking at the bedclothes, once thought characteristic of typhoidal delirium but in fact a nonspecific sign both of delirium and dementia. carpometacarpal. reflex. (carpophalangeal reflex, von Bechterew reflex) ...
FRCP William Pryse-Phillips MD, FRCP(C) Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's Newfoundland, 2009
4
ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
syns. carphology/carphologia, crocidismus, floccilegium, flocculation, tilmus, q.v. See mentality, mentation, behavior. floccilegium (flok-si-lej'ji-əm) n. See flocculation. [< L floccillus, dim. of floccus flock, a tuft of wool, or cotton, a lock of hair, or a ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
5
The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire
The modern medical term for the latter symptom is carphology, and it is an ominous sign. His father, who had apparently never allowed Galen to eat fresh fruit, returned to the city and reproached him for succumbing to peer pressure and ...
Susan P. Mattern, 2013
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Birthright
CARPHOLOGY I I never saw my father cry, his tears boiled off before they ever reached his eyes. He found his father guttered gone, he'd shot himself, a sticky gloss upon the desk and on what memory dared to keep. Today he cries. Once I ...
Gwendolyn Jensen, 2011
7
A Dictionary of Nursing
carphology 80 the thumb, index, and middle fingers; there may be weakness of grip due to wasting of the thenar eminence of the thumb. It is caused by pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the wrist, which may result from any ...
Elizabeth Martin, Tanya McFerran, 2008
8
Drawing the Line: Toward an Aesthetics of Transitional Justice
The words all end in “–ology” or “–ism”—for instance, “pogonology,” “concettism,” and “carphology.” The headwords are written in English, but the definitions are written in South Africa's other official indigenous languages. As an English ...
Carrol Clarkson, 2013
9
Homoeopathic Practical Materia Medica of 332 Remedies
Carphology. Cold extremities. Stitching in joints, < motion. NERVES & TISSUES. Angular motions. Twitching. Jerks single muscle or sets of muscles. Subsultus tendinum. Twitching of groups of muscles. Convulsions of children especially from ...
Ghosal, 1999
10
Materia Medica of Homoeopathic Medicines
Drawing in muscles, then sudden snap. Catarrhal affections of the respiratory passage. Offensive discharge. Carphology. Relapsing diphtheria. WORSE: Lying . BETTER: Cold. Drinking milk in sips. MIND: Carphology. Sees imaginary objects .
S. R. Phatak, 2002

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARPHOLOGY»

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Doctor and Patient Lessons From the Bedside Exam
And look at the way she picks at the bedclothes — that's called carphology, and those little muscle twitches are subsultus tendinum.'”. «New York Times, Feb 09»

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