Psychiatry and Psychology

Piloerection

Involuntary erection or bristling of hairs.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Involuntary erection or bristling of hairs.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Piloerections

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

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

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Previous Indexing

  • Hair (1966-1971)
  • Reflex (1966-1971)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F02w.830w.702w.607w
  2. G11.561.731w.482w
  3. G13.750.622w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Piloerection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010863
  2. Piloerection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_bumps
  3. Piloerection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684782