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Horripilation

Horripilation Meaning & Definition
Horripilation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Horripilation?

[n] reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Horripilation: goose bump | goose pimple | goose skin | gooseflesh | pilomotor reflex

Related Terms | Find terms related to Horripilation: ache | aching | agitation | broken ground | broken water | chilblains | chill | chilliness | chilling | chills of fear | chop | cold creeps | cold shivers | cold sweat | corduroy | corduroy road | corrugation | creeps | cryopathy | disquiet | disquietude | dithers | duck bumps | fear and trembling | frostbite | goose bumps | goose pimples | gooseflesh | heartquake | inquietude | jimjams | kibe | lop | nervousness | palpitation | perturbation | quaking | quiver of terror | ripple | rough | sandpaper | shivering | shivers | sweat | thrill of fear | trepidation | trepidity | uneasiness | washboard

See Also | inborn reflex | innate reflex | instinctive reflex | physiological reaction | reflex | unconditioned reflex

Horripilation In Webster's Dictionary

\Hor*rip`i*la"tion\, n. [L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

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