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cutis anserina

American  
[kyoo-tis an-suh-rahy-nuh] / ˈkju tɪs ˌæn səˈraɪ nə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. goose bumps.


Etymology

Origin of cutis anserina

< New Latin: goose flesh; see cutis, anserine

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Clinical features.—The initial formation of pus in the cerebral tissue is associated with the sudden onset of severe pain in the head, shivering and well-marked cutis anserina, and vomiting of the cerebral type.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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