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Integumentary System Physiological Phenomena > Skin Physiological Phenomena > Piloerection
Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Piloerection
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Piloerection
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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Reflex > Piloerection

Preferred term

Piloerection  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Involuntary erection or bristling of hairs.

History note

  • 91(72); was see under REFLEX 1972-90

In other languages

  • piloerektio

    Finnish

  • horripilaatio
  • karvan nouseminen
  • karvan pystyyn nouseminen
  • karvojen pystyyn nouseminen
  • piloerectio
  • Piloerektion

    Swedish

  • Gåshud
  • Rysning

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010863

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