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Definition of Pilomotor reflex
1. Noun. Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation.
Generic synonyms: Inborn Reflex, Innate Reflex, Instinctive Reflex, Physiological Reaction, Reflex, Reflex Action, Reflex Response, Unconditioned Reflex
Derivative terms: Horripilate, Horripilate
Definition of Pilomotor reflex
1. Noun. Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Pilomotor reflex
1. Contraction of the smooth muscle of the skin resulting in "gooseflesh" caused by mild application of a tactile stimulus or by local cooling. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilomotor Reflex
Literary usage of Pilomotor reflex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the Nervous System: A Text-book for Students and Practitioners by Hermann Oppenheim, Edward E. Mayer (1904)
"The goose-skin or pilomotor reflex, and the gluteal, scapular, etc., reflexes
are of little diagnostic importance. The cremasteric reflex should not be ..."
2. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1913)
"... pilomotor reflex is marked; she bruises easily and formerly bled from the nose.
Glasses seem to have lessened the frequency of the headaches, ..."
3. The Thyroid Gland by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, George Washington Crile (1922)
"... is nearly always present and the pilomotor reflex is increased. Very often
there is pigmentation of the skin. This may occur on various parts of the ..."
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