Noun: pilomotor reflex
- Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
"Goosebumps appeared as her pilomotor reflex responded to the cold";
- gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
Derived forms: pilomotor reflexes
Type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
Encyclopedia: Pilomotor reflex