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piloerections

piloerections is the plural of piloerection.

Meaning of piloerection

Noun

piloerection (countable and uncountable, plural piloerections)

  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.

Questions about piloerections

What is piloerections the plural of?
Piloerections is the plural of piloerection.

Words near piloerections in the dictionary

  1. pilocytic
  2. piloerect
  3. piloerected
  4. piloerecting
  5. piloerection
  6. piloerections
  7. piloerector
  8. piloerectors
  9. piloerects
  10. pilogenesis
  11. piloi

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