pilomotor reflex

What does pilomotor reflex mean?

pilomotor reflex means "reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation".

What is another word for pilomotor reflex?

Close synonyms include gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pilomotor reflex a common word?

pilomotor reflex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pilomotor reflex come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.