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

arrayer
arrayers
arraying
arraylike
arrays
arrear
arrearage
arrearages
arrears
arrect
arrectaries
arrectary
arrected
arrecting
arrector
arrector pili (current term)
arrector pili muscles
arrectores pilorum
arrects
arreede
arreedes
arreeding
arrenotokous
arrentation
arrentations
arreption
arrest
arrest warrant
arrest warrants
arrestable

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