Why do we call goose bumps, goose bumps? What is the origin?

Tabby Tom

Goose bumps look like the pimply skin of a plucked goose. Mar 06 03, 6:06 PM

billfay

There are two different medical terms for goose bumps -- horriplation and cutis anserina. Mar 07 03, 2:21 AM

wajo	In Japan its called 'chicken skin'(torihada). Mar 07 03, 11:52 AM

mochyn

mochyn says: the goosebump looks like the pimply skin of a plucked goose http://www.birch.net/~lindabrown/000207.htm Thu Mar 06 12:16:39 CST 2003 (Resposted as one entry - McG) Mar 11 03, 10:44 AM

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