piloerection
nounEtymology From pilo- + erection.
1
The erection of hairs or papillae.
- A third difference between harvester ant stings and other stings is localized piloerection, the standing up of the hairs around the sting site.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 127:
2
The manifestation of goose bumps.
- Synonyms
- horripilation, pilomotor reflex
- Related terms
- piloerect