Medical Definition of Arrector pili

1. A microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. When stimulated, the arrector pili will contract and cause the hair to become more perpendicular to the skin surface (stand on end). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrector Pili

arrayal
arrayals
arrayed
arrayed library
arrayer
arrayers
arraying
arrays
arrear
arrearage
arrearages
arrears
arrect
arrector
arrectores pilorum
arrector pili (current term)
arrector pili muscles
arreede
arreedes
arreeding
arrenotokous
arrest
arrest
arrestant
arrestants
arrested
arrested dental caries
arrested development
arrested tuberculosis
arrestee

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