HORRIPILATION

Etymology

Noun

horripilation (countable and uncountable, plural horripilations)

A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goose flesh, piloerection, pilomotor reflex

Source: Wiktionary


Hor*rip`i*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.)

Definition: A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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