Usually means: Response to cold or fear.
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  1. pilomotor: Collins English Dictionary
  2. pilomotor: Wordnik
  3. pilomotor: Wiktionary
  4. pilomotor: Dictionary.com
  5. pilomotor: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. pilomotor: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. pilomotor: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pilomotor)

▸ adjective:  Relating to the goose flesh reflex.

Similar:
pupillomotor, goosely, idiomotor, anserine, reflectory, motoric, palpiferous, optocollic, musculoplegic, perceptomotor, more...

Opposite:
anhidrosis, anhidrotic

Phrases:
pilomotor reflex, pilomotor n's, pilomotor ns, pilomotor nerves, more...

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Similar:
pupillomotor, goosely, idiomotor, anserine, reflectory, motoric, palpiferous, optocollic, musculoplegic, perceptomotor, more...

Opposite:
anhidrosis, anhidrotic

Phrases:
pilomotor reflex, pilomotor n's, pilomotor ns, pilomotor nerves, more...



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