arrector

C2 Topic:The Human Body
US /əˈrɛktər/ UK /əˈrektə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an erector muscle; especially one of the tiny arrector pili muscles that raise a hair

    Each arrector pili muscle contracts when the skin forms goose bumps.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an erector muscle;... erector
Word family
Forms arrectores

Etymology

From Latin arrigō (“to raise, erect”).

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