horripilation
1horripilation — [ ɔripilasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1495; bas lat. horripilatio 1 ♦ Physiol. Érection des poils dans le frisson. ⇒ hérissement (cf. Chair de poule). Le froid provoque l horripilation. 2 ♦ (XIXe) État d agacement, d exaspération extrême. « une répugnance, une …
2Horripilation — Hor*rip i*la tion, n. [L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.… …
3Horripilation — (v. lat.), fieberhaftes Frösteln …
4Horripilation — Horripilation, lat. deutsch, Frösteln, schwächerer Fieberfrost …
5horripilation — (n.) from L.L. horripilationem (nom. horripilatio), noun of action from pp. stem of horripilare, from stem of horrere to bristle (see HORROR (Cf. horror)) + pilus hair …
6horripilation — [hô rip΄ə lā′shən] n. [LL horripilatio: see HORRIPILATE] the erection of hair of the head or body, as from fear, disease, or cold; goose flesh …
7Horripilation — 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 …
8Horripilation — Chair de poule Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chair de poule (homonymie). Chair de poule sur un humain La chair de poule est une réaction de l …
9horripilation — /haw rip euh lay sheuhn, ho /, n. a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh. [1615 25; < LL horripilation (s. of horripilatio). See HORRIPILATE, ION] * * * …
10horripilation — (o rri pi la sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. Terme de médecine. Frissonnement général qui précède la fièvre, et pendant lequel les poils, se dressant sur la surface du corps, produisent l état qu on nomme chair de poule. HISTORIQUE XVIe …
