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AREOLAE
AREOLA
areola, ring of color
(noun) small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
areola
(noun) small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect’s wing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
areolae
plural of areola
Source: Wiktionary
AREOLA
A*re"o*la, n.; pl. Areolæ. Etym: [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. aréole. 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.
2. (Anat. & Med.)
Definition: The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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