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1. (n.) areola
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
2. areola
a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L, =āre(a)area+-ola-ole1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) areola
small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2. (noun) areola, ring of color
small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
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1. (noun) areola
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. (noun) areola
the colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule
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