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[syn: pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Horripilation \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
horripilation
n 1: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or
emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: pilomotor
reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose
pimple, goose skin, horripilation]