horripilation

hor·rip·i·la·tion

 (hô-rĭp′ə-lā′shən, hŏ-)

n.

The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.

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[Late Latin horripilātiō, horripilātiōn-, from Latin horripilātus, past participle of horripilāre, to bristle with hairs : horrēre, to tremble + pilāre, to grow hair (from pilus, hair).]

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hor·rip′i·late′ v.

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horripilation

(hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃən)

n

1. (Physiology) a technical name for gooseflesh

2. (Physiology) the erection of any short bodily hairs

[C17: from Late Latin horripilātiō a bristling, from Latin horrēre to stand on end + pilus hair]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

goose′ bumps`

n.pl.

a bristling of the hair on the skin, as from cold or fear; horripilation. Also called goose flesh, goose pimples.

[1930–35; Amer.]

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horripilation

the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.

See also: Cold, Fear, Skin

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Noun

1.

horripilation - reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, pilomotor reflex inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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