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HORRIPILATION

\hˌɒɹɪpɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \hˌɒɹɪpɪlˈe‍ɪʃən], \h_ˌɒ_ɹ_ɪ_p_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of HORRIPILATION

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Shivering sensation, with hair standing on end.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

General chilliness, preceding fever, and accompanied with bristling of the hairs over the body.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Cutis anserina, or goose-flesh.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The erection of the hairs on the body produced by fear, pain, or chilliness; also the sensation of such an occurrence. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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