erector muscle of hair

erector muscle of hair definition - medical

erector muscle of hair

noun
Any of the bundles of smooth muscle fibers, attached to the deep part of hair follicles, passing outward alongside the sebaceous glands to the papillary layer of the corium, whose action erects hairs.

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