piloerection

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piloerection

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From pilo- + erection.

noun piloerections

countable, uncountable 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.
countable, uncountable The manifestation of goose bumps.

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Español	piloerección

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@misc{piloerection_2026,
  title = {piloerection},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piloerection},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}