areola Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
  2. noun small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
    ring of color.

WordNet

A*re"o*la noun
Etymology
L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. aréole. See Area.
Wordforms
plural Areolæ
Definitions
  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.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.

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