See Also: gossan(dictionary)
gossan(medicine)
arrector(medicine)
Arrector pili(health)
arrector pili(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
arrector pili muscles(medicine)
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Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
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arrector pili (medicine) and gossan (iou)


arrector pili (medicine)


arrector pili


A microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. When stimulated, the arrector pili will contract and cause the hair to become more perpendicular to the skin surface (stand on end).


gossan (iou)



gossan noun. L18.
[Origin unkn.]
Geology & Mining (orig. Cornish). A ferruginous secondary deposit, largely consisting of oxides, occurring at an outcrop of a metallic ore.