What it means
The root in words about hair. A pilonidal cyst is a "nest of hair" near the tailbone, piloerection is hair standing on end (goosebumps), and the pilosebaceous unit is a hair follicle with its oil gland.
At a glance
| Also written | pil- |
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Dictionary · Word part
pil/o
A word root that means hair.