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Noun
1. gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
Wikipedia definition
2. Goose bumpsGoose bumps, also called goose flesh, goose pimples, still bumps, chicken skin, Dasler Bumps, chicken bumps, people humps, or the medical term kutis ansterina, are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may involuntarily develop when a person is cold or experiences strong emotions such as fear, nostalgia, pleasure, awe, admiration and sexual arousal. The reflex of producing goose bumps is known as horripilation, piloerection, or the pilomotor reflex.
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Other forms
鶏肌 【とりはだ】
Notes
鶏肌: Irregular kanji usage.

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