areola
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a·re·o·lar, adjective
mul·ti·a·re·o·late, adjective
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areola (əˈrɪələ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lae, -las | |
| anatomy any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple | |
| [C17: from Latin: diminutive of | |
| a'reolar | |
| —adj | |
| areolate | |
| —adj | |
| areolation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
areola
"colored circle around a nipple," 1706, from L., lit. "small area," dim. of area. Introduced in this sense 1605 by Swiss anatomist and botanist Caspar Bauhin (1560-1624).
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areola a·re·o·la (ə-rē'ə-lə)
n. pl. a·re·o·las or a·re·o·lae (-lē')
A small area.
Any of numerous spaces or interstices in areolar tissue.
Areola mammae.
A pigmented, depigmented, or erythematous zone surrounding a papule, pustule, wheal, or cutaneous neoplasm.
a·re'o·lar or a·re'o·late (-lĭt) adj.
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The areola is colored from pink to dark brown and has several sebaceous glands.
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