areola
noun
are·o·la ə-ˈrē-ə-lə 
ˌer-ē-ˈō-
ˌer-ē-ˈō- ˌa-rē-
plural areolae ə-ˈrē-ə-ˌlē
ˌer-ē-ˈō-ˌlē,
ˌa-rē-
or areolas : a small area between things or about something
especially : a colored ring (as about the nipple, a vesicle, or a pustule)
areolar
ə-ˈrē-ə-lər
adjective areolate
ə-ˈrē-ə-lət
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Cosmetic and medical tattoo artist Mandy Sauler has been practicing nipple-areola tattooing for the past nine years, and currently works with Penn Medicine’s Ruth & Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine in Philadelphia. 
Angelina Ruiz, Allure, 14 Oct. 2020 The entire areola and nipple area looks like a small, raised mound on top of the breast. Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 6 July 2020 While holding her, position your baby’s mouth toward the bottom of your areola, while touching her upper lip with your nipple. New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 Women with accessory breast tissue can have extra nipples or areolas; this condition is called polythelia. Maggie O'neill, Health.com, 12 June 2019 The ring of color around each of your nipples is called the areola. Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 10 Oct. 2017 In the study, published this week in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, University of Queensland researchers measured the nipple size—including the areola—of 63 consenting undergrads between ages 18 and 33. Sarah Klein, Health.com, 27 June 2018 Images capture blood, vulvas, placenta, areola, crowning shots, and inaugural breastfeeding. Allison Yarrow, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2018 Hairy: Stray, dark hairs growing out of the areola area are normal. Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 10 Jan. 2018 See More
Angelina Ruiz, Allure, 14 Oct. 2020 The entire areola and nipple area looks like a small, raised mound on top of the breast. Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 6 July 2020 While holding her, position your baby’s mouth toward the bottom of your areola, while touching her upper lip with your nipple. New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 Women with accessory breast tissue can have extra nipples or areolas; this condition is called polythelia. Maggie O'neill, Health.com, 12 June 2019 The ring of color around each of your nipples is called the areola. Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 10 Oct. 2017 In the study, published this week in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, University of Queensland researchers measured the nipple size—including the areola—of 63 consenting undergrads between ages 18 and 33. Sarah Klein, Health.com, 27 June 2018 Images capture blood, vulvas, placenta, areola, crowning shots, and inaugural breastfeeding. Allison Yarrow, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2018 Hairy: Stray, dark hairs growing out of the areola area are normal. Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 10 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, small open space, diminutive of area
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
areola
noun
are·o·la ə-ˈrē-ə-lə
plural areolae -ˌlē or areolas
or areolas : a small area between things or about something: as
a
: the colored ring around the nipple or around a vesicle or pustule
b
: the portion of the iris that borders the pupil of the eye