cutis anserina

[kyoo-tis an-suh-rahy-nuh]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. goose bumps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutis anserina¹

< New Latin: goose flesh; cutis, anserine

Example Sentences

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.

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A sudden rise of temperature is usually associated with a feeling of chilliness down the back and in the limbs, which may be so marked that the patient shivers violently, while the skin becomes cold, pale, and shrivelled—cutis anserina.

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