Areola Definition

ə-rēə-lə
areolae, areolas
noun
areolae, areolas
A small space, as between the veins of a leaf or the ribs of an insect's wing.
Webster's New World
A small area around something, as the dark ring around a nipple.
Webster's New World
A small hollow in a surface.
Webster's New World
A small ring of color around a center portion, as about the nipple of the breast or the part of the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye.
American Heritage Medicine
A small space or interstice in a tissue or part, such as the area bounded by small veins in a leaf or the wing of an insect.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Areola

Noun

Singular:
areola
Plural:
areol, areolae, areolas, areoles

Origin of Areola

  • Latin āreola small open space diminutive of ārea open place area

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin āreola (“small vacant space, garden”)

    From Wiktionary

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