carphology

[ kahr-fol-uh-jee ]
/ kɑrˈfɒl ə dʒi /

noun Pathology.

Origin of carphology

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; see -logy