Found 2 items, similar to areola.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: areola
areola
n 1: small space in a tissue or part such as the area between
veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or
an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn:
ring of color
]
[also:
areolae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Areola
Areola
\A*re"o*la\, n.; pl.
Areol[ae]. [L. areola, dim. of
area: cf. F. ar['e]ole. See
Area.]
1. 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.
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2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or
around a vesicle or pustule.
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