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单词 areola
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areola

[ uh-ree-uh-luh ]
/ əˈri ə lə /
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noun, plural a·re·o·lae [uh-ree-uh-lee], /əˈri əˌli/, a·re·o·las.Biology.

a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue.

Origin of areola

1655–65; <Latin, equivalent to āre(a) area + -ola-ole1

OTHER WORDS FROM areola

a·re·o·lar, adjectivea·re·o·late [uh-ree-uh-lit, -leyt], /əˈri ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, a·re·o·lat·ed [uh-ree-uh-ley-tid], /əˈri əˌleɪ tɪd/, adjectivear·e·o·la·tion [air-ee-uh-ley-shuhn], /ˌɛər i əˈleɪ ʃən/, nounmul·ti·a·re·o·late, adjective

Words nearby areola

Arensky, aren't, areo-, areocentric, areography, areola, areola mammae, areolar gland, areolar tissue, areola umbilicus, areole
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Example sentences from the Web for areola

  • The Areola, or part which becomes brown; it is elevated above the rest of the Breast, as may be seen.

    The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick

British Dictionary definitions for areola

areola
/ (əˈrɪələ) /

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) or -las

anatomy any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple

Derived forms of areola

areolar or areolate (əˈrɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt), adjectiveareolation (əˌrɪəˈleɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for areola

C17: from Latin: diminutive of area
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for areola

areola
[ ə-rēə-lə ]

n. pl. a•re•o•las

A small area.
Any of numerous spaces or interstices in areolar tissue.
Areola mammae.
A pigmented, depigmented, or erythematous zone surrounding a papule, pustule, wheal, or cutaneous neoplasm.

Other words from areola

a•reo•lar null adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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