areola

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English - English
Any small circular area that is different from its immediate environment such as the colored ring around the pupil of the eye (iris) or an inflamed region surrounding a pimple
The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae
{i} halo; dark band of skin which surrounds a nipple; plant cell; very small area
small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing
the colored circle around a nipple, or around the pupil of the eye
The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule
areolar
Of, or relating to an areola or areole
areolar
{s} ring-like; cellular; areal
areolar
Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ
areolar
relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue"
areolar
relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue
Turkish - English
areola
areola

    Hyphenation

    a·re·o·la

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ &-'rE-&-l& ] (noun.) 1664. From Latin areola (“small vacant space, garden”)
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