Areolas
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue.
noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː), -las
(anatomy) any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple
n.
nativized plural of areola (q.v.), which has its proper plural in areolae (see -ae).
n.
“colored circle around a nipple,” 1706, from latin areola, literally “small area,” diminutive of area (see area). introduced in this sense 1605 by swiss anatomist and botanist caspar bauhin (1560-1624).
areola a·re·o·la (ə-rē’ə-lə)
n. pl. a·re·o·las or a·re·o·lae (-lē’)
a small area.
any of numerous sp-ces or interstices in areolar tissue.
areola mammae.
a pigmented, depigmented, or erythematous zone surrounding a papule, pustule, wheal, or cutaneous neoplasm.
a·re’o·lar or a·re’o·late (-lĭt) adj.
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