Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The erection of hairs or papillae.
- n. goose pimples / goose bumps.
Etymologies
- pilo- + erection (Wiktionary)
Examples
“What he's describing here is piloerection, which is a functional part of the fear response in other haired/furred animals, but vestigial in humans.”
“Additional evidence for the occurrence of a seizure includes piloerection gooseflesh, pupillary dilatation, and tachycardia.”
Simon & Schuster: The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
“That's piloerection," a sign of emotional arousal, says Dr. Dana Hasselschwert, head of veterinary sciences at the”
“Goosebumps piloerection are the body's response to awe, apparently, a visceral response to the sense of self-expanding beyond our physical limits to merge with the larger collective.”
“Yes, you can get those drones, although they won't have quite the depth that your 'cello does ... and as for piloerection (that "hair standing on its end" thing), yup.”
“His forceful upright walking and piloerection (hair on end) indicate his agitation.”
“Some animals also enjoy other benefits of piloerection; for example, your barn cats might fluff up to make themselves look bigger and more intimidating to your barn dogs.”
“One major factor in the hair's ability to serve in thermoregulation is the ability of a small muscle associated with every hair follicle under control of the nervous system to pull the hairs to a standing "puffed-up" position (piloerection).”
“The physiological process of piloerection increases the insulating factor of the hair coat by increasing the air content within the hair coat and therefore the skin and the environment.”
“TSH is released by the anterior pituitary causing: thyroxin release by the thyroid gland increases cellular metabolism and produces heat constricted blood vessels near the skin surface and piloerection (goose bumps) involuntary shivering voluntary action to seek warmth”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘piloerection’.
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Logolepsy
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Balderdash
If you've ever played the game "Balderdash," you may have heard of the 'Weird Words' category. This category lists some pretty strange words... these are a few examples of word you may come across ...
fackeltanz, bwlch, philtrum, dewlap, bunjibunji, ferdwit, baronduki, zamouse, sialogogue, shchekotiki, fipple, progger and 99 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, P
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5yllable5's Words
educational, hydroelectric, kapiolani, kamehameha, serendipitous, procrastination, abomination, inexplicable, hypothetical, tyrannosaurus, miscellaneous, disingenuous and 79 more...
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Edlin's Words
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nepenthe, phrontistery, peregrination, pervicacious, sinistrality, phallogocentric, prolixity, leptokurtic, ineffable, haecceity, lucubration, vicissitudes and 1026 more...
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strange words
words that are strange that are other words for common things
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Words I can't find a use for...yet.
sneck, goldbrick, obtund, piloerection, redintegrate, dephlogisticate, deipnosophist, jacquerie, mercurialize, Pseudepigrapha
Tweets
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sherry28 example : goosebumps Sep 9, 2010