| Pronunciation: | | u'reeulu
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| Matching Terms: | | areolar, areolar area, areolar tissue, areolas adj : areolar, areolate, areolation, areole, areolet
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- [n] small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
- [n] small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
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| | Synonyms: | | ring of color |
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| | See Also: | | area, boob, bosom, breast, interstice, knocker, region, tit, titty |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or
around a vesicle or pustule.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | dark area of skin that surrounds the nipple of the breast. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - A small space or hole in a tissue.
- An area of tissue surrounding something which has different pigmentation than other nearby tissues. Examples include the iris around the pupil of the eye, the area around the nipple of a breast, and certain types of skin rashes.
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| | Synonyms: | | areolas adj.: areolar, pl.: areolae |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | annular muscle, annulus, aureole, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet, crown, cycle, diadem, discus, disk, eternal return, fairy ring, garland, glory, halo, lasso, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle, noose, O, orbit, radius, ring, rondelle, round, roundel, saucer, sphincter, vicious circle, wheel, wreath |
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