Pilo- indicates which of the following?

Skin

Hair

Pilo- denotes hair. This combining form comes from Latin pilus and shows up in medical terms that involve hair, such as pilomotor (the muscle that causes hair to stand up) and pilonidal (a condition related to hair). So pilo- specifically points to hair, not skin, nail, or blood. Skin-related forms include derm- or cutane-, nail uses onych-, and blood uses hem- or hemat-.

Nail

Blood

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