What does areola mean?

Definitions for areola
əˈri ə lə; -ˌliare·o·la

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. areolanoun

    small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing

  2. areola, ring of colornoun

    small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite

Wiktionary

  1. areolanoun

    The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae.

  2. areolanoun

    Any small circular area that is different from its immediate environment such as the colored ring around the pupil of the eye (iris) or an inflamed region surrounding a pimple.

  3. Etymology: From areola

Wikipedia

  1. Areola

    The human areola (areola mammae, or ) is the pigmented area on the breast around the nipple. Areola, more generally, is a small circular area on the body with a different histology from the surrounding tissue, or other small circular areas such as an inflamed region of skin. The mature human female nipple has several small openings arranged radially around the tip of the lactiferous ducts from which milk is released during lactation. Other small openings in the areola are sebaceous glands, also known as areolar glands.

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  1. areola

    The areola is the circular area of pigmented skin surrounding the nipple, commonly found in both male and female's breasts. The color, size, and shape vary from person to person. It contains small glands, known as Montgomery's glands, which secrete protective oils. The areola plays a significant role in breastfeeding, providing a visual focus for the baby.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Areolanoun

    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. Areolanoun

    the colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule

  3. Etymology: [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. arole. See Area.]

Wikidata

  1. Areola

    In anatomy, an areola is any small circular area on the body coloured differently from the surrounding tissue. The term is most commonly used to describe the pigmented area on the human breast around the nipple but it can also be used to describe other small circular areas such as the inflamed region surrounding a pimple. The plural of "areola", is "areolæ"/"areolae", which is pronounced or. "Areola" is the diminutive of Latin area, "open place".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Areola

    a-rē′o-la, n. a small area: (bot.) any slightly sunk spot, on the surface: (physiol.) the interstice in the tissue of an organised substance: any circular spot such as that around the human nipple:—pl. Arē′olæ.—adj. Arē′olate, divided into small areas.—n. Areolā′tion, division into areolæ. [L. areola, a dim. of Area.]

Entomology

  1. Areola

    a small cell on the wings of certain Hemiptera: see also areae Hymenoptera; the central of three median areas on the metanotum: = 2d median area; upper median area.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. AREOLA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Areola is ranked #47791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Areola surname appeared 443 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Areola.

    62.7% or 278 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    29.5% or 131 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.6% or 25 total occurrences were Black.
    1.1% or 5 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of areola in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of areola in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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