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Webster 1913 Edition


Areola

A-re′o-la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Areolæ
.
[L.
areola
, dim. of
area
: cf. F.
aréole
. 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Areola

AREO'LA

,
Noun.
[L.] The colored circle round the nipple or round a pustule.

Definition 2024


areola

areola

See also: aréola

English

Noun

areola (plural areolas or areolae or areolæ)

  1. (anatomy) The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae.
  2. (anatomy) 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. (anatomy) The small spaces throughout areolar connective tissue.

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Italian

Noun

areola f (plural areole)

  1. areola

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of ārea.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aːˈre.o.la/, [aːˈre.ɔ.ɫa]

Noun

āreola f (genitive āreolae); first declension

  1. a small open place; courtyard
  2. a small garden bed or cultivated place

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative āreola āreolae
genitive āreolae āreolārum
dative āreolae āreolīs
accusative āreolam āreolās
ablative āreolā āreolīs
vocative āreola āreolae

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