Piloerector
Translation of "piloerector" into Russian
piloerector
Nounpiloerector
piloerectors pl
Refers to the small involuntary muscle attached to hair follicles (arrector pili).
мышца, поднимающая волос
анат. The piloerector contracts in response to cold.
Мышца, поднимающая волос, сокращается при охлаждении.
Additional translations
подниматель волоса
анат.; вариант терминологии арректор пили
лат. анат. заимствование piloerector
Adjectivepiloerector
Used attributively to denote relation to piloerection or the arrector pili muscle.
пилоэректорный
относящийся к пилоэрекции; анат. Piloerector activity can indicate sympathetic arousal.
Пилоэректорная активность может указывать на симпатическое возбуждение.
Definitions
piloerector
NounA small involuntary muscle attached to a hair follicle whose contraction causes the hair to stand on end, producing goosebumps; an arrector pili muscle.
Contraction of the piloerector raises the hairs on the forearm when the body is chilled.
piloerector
AdjectiveRelating to or causing piloerection (the erection of hairs) or to the arrector pili muscle.
Sympathetic stimulation triggered a piloerector response in the patient’s skin.