horripilation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    goose bump; gooseflesh; goose pimple; goosebump; goose skin; pilomotor reflex.

WordNet

Hor*rip`i*la"tion noun
Etymology
L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Webster 1913