Word
pilomotor reflex, n.
reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
<noun.act>
goose bump
goose pimple
goose skin
goosebump
gooseflesh
horripilation
pilomotor reflex
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
horripilate
horripilate
semantic pointers
hypernym
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction