horripilation
21horripilation — n. bristling of hair or creeping of flesh, due to cold, fright, etc. ♦ horripilate, v.i. & t. cause or suffer this …
22horripilation — n. literary = goose flesh. Etymology: LL horripilatio f. L horrere to bristle + pilus hair …
23pilomotor reflex — horripilation (production of goose flesh) when the skin is stroked …
24Poil — Cet article concerne l acception stricte du poil comme phanère kératinisé caractéristique des mammifères. Pour les autres significations, voir Poil (homonymie). Follicule pileux …
25horripilate — verb 1. have one s hair stand on end and get goosebumps I horripilate when I see violence on television • Derivationally related forms: ↑horripilation • Hypernyms: ↑experience, ↑receive, ↑have, ↑get …
26horripiler — [ ɔripile ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1843 fig.; lat. imp. horripilare « avoir le poil hérissé » 1 ♦ Physiol. Causer l horripilation de. 2 ♦ (1852) Agacer, exaspérer fortement (qqn). ⇒ énerver, hérisser, impatienter. Sa lenteur m horripile; il …
27Arrectores pilorum — Tiny muscles that act as the hair erector muscles. The arrectores pilorum play a key role in goose bumps, a temporary local change in the skin The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear. That… …
28Cutis anserina — Better known as goose bumps, a temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold, fear, or excitement. The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or …
29Goose bump — A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold, fear, or excitement. The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear. That stimulus causes a …
30Gooseflesh — A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold, fear, or excitement. The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear. That stimulus causes a …
