"piloerection" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 127:",
          "text": "A third difference between harvester ant stings and other stings is localized piloerection, the standing up of the hairs around the sting site.",
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        "The erection of hairs or papillae."
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        "The manifestation of goose bumps."
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