See Also: viguier(dictionary)
pilomotor(medicine)
pilomotor reflex(medicine)
pilomotor fibres(medicine)
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pilomotor reflex (medicine) and viguier (iou)


pilomotor reflex (medicine)


pilomotor reflex
Contraction of the smooth muscle of the skin resulting in "gooseflesh" caused by mild application of a tactile stimulus or by local cooling.


viguier (iou)



viguier noun. [vigje] Pl. pronounced same. M18.
[French, var. of vicaire: see VICAR.]
Hist. A magistrate in pre-Revolutionary southern France. M18.
Either of two government officials in Andorra acting as executive representatives of (ultimately) the French President and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel. L19.