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  • 1. horripilation
  • Horripilation in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. horripilation
  • Horripilation in a sentence
Synonyms

1. horripilation

noun. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation.

Synonyms

  • reflex action
  • instinctive reflex
  • goose pimple
  • unconditioned reflex
  • innate reflex
  • physiological reaction
  • goosebump
  • goose bump
  • reflex
  • goose skin
  • pilomotor reflex
  • gooseflesh
  • reflex response

Sentences with horripilation


1. Adjective
Other technical/scientific/medical names for it are horripilation and cutis anserina (goose skin).

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