pilomotor nerves
pilomotor nerves (py-loh-moh-ter) pl. n. sympathetic nerves that supply muscle fibres in the skin, around the roots of hairs. Activity of the sympathetic nervous system causes the muscles to contract, resulting in goose flesh.
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