See Also: pilo-(medicine)
pilo-(dictionary)
Betoptic pilo(health)
Ocusert pilo-20(health)
Ocusert pilo-40(health)

pilo- (iou)



pilo- combining form of Latin pilus hair: see -O-.
pilo'cystic adjective (Medicine) (of a dermoid cyst) containing hair L19.
piloe'rection noun the erection or bristling of hair or fur M20.
piloe'rector noun a hormone or neurotransmitter that causes piloerection (freq. attrib.) M20.
pilo'motor noun & adjective (a nerve, muscle, etc.) involved in producing movement of the hairs L19.
pilo'nidal adjective (Medicine) pertaining to or designating an abnormal sinus containing hair, esp. near the coccyx L19.
pilose'baceous adjective pertaining to or designating sebaceous glands that open into hair follicles L19.