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horripilation
hor·rip·i·la·tion H0281800 (hô-rĭp′ə-lā′shən, hŏ-)n. The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.
[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).]
hor·rip′i·late′ v.horripilation (hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃən) n1. (Physiology) a technical name for gooseflesh2. (Physiology) the erection of any short bodily hairs[C17: from Late Latin horripilātiō a bristling, from Latin horrēre to stand on end + pilus hair]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.] horripilationthe raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.See also: Cold, Fear, SkinThesaurus| Noun | 1. | horripilation - reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationgoose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, pilomotor reflexinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
EncyclopediaSeegoose bumpshorripilation
hor·rip·i·la·tion (ho'rip-i-lā'shŭn), Erection of the fine hairs on contraction of the arrectores pilorum. [L. horreo, to bristle, + pilus, hair] horripilation (hô-rĭp′ə-lā′shən, hŏ-)n. The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.
hor·rip′i·late′ v.hor·rip·i·la·tion (haw-rip'i-lā'shŭn) Erection of the fine hairs on contraction of the arrectores pilorum. [L. horreo, to bristle, + pilus, hair]horripilation
Synonyms for horripilationnoun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationSynonyms- goose bump
- goose pimple
- goose skin
- goosebump
- gooseflesh
- pilomotor reflex
Related Words- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
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