horripilation

Other forms: horripilations

Definitions of horripilation
  1. noun
    reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, pilomotor reflex
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    type of:
    inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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