Additional body roots · Skin, cells & tissues
pil/o — Hair
pil/o means hair. Latin source words and additional body roots examples: piloerection.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Hair
- Latin: pilus
Examples and word parts
piloerection
The raising of hairs, as in goose bumps.
Word parts: pil/o (hair) + erection (raising)
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Related skin, cells & tissues terms
- ungu/o — Nail
ungual
- trich/o — Hair
trichology
- seb/o — Sebum
sebaceous
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals additional body roots collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.