piloerection


piloerection

 [pi″lo-e-rek´shun] erection of the hair.

pi·lo·e·rec·tion

(pī'lō-ē-rek'shŭn), Erection of hair due to action of arrectores pilorum muscles.

pi·lo·e·rec·tion

(pī'lō-ĕ-rek'shŭn) Erection of hair due to action of arrectores pilorum muscles.

piloerection

Hair ‘standing on end’ under the influence of the tiny pilomotor muscles attached to the hair follicles in the skin.

piloerection

the standing up of hairs on the skin to increase thermal insulation.