单词 | areola |
释义 | areola[ uh-ree-uh-luh ] / əˈri ə lə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR areola ON THESAURUS.COM 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 areola1655–65; <Latin, equivalent to āre(a) area + -ola-ole1 OTHER WORDS FROM areolaa·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, adjectiveWords nearby areolaArensky, aren't, areo-, areocentric, areography, areola, areola mammae, areolar gland, areolar tissue, areola umbilicus, areole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for areola
British Dictionary definitions for areolaareola / (əˈrɪələ) / noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) or -lasanatomy any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple Derived forms of areolaareolar or areolate (əˈrɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt), adjectiveareolation (əˌrɪəˈleɪʃən), nounWord Origin for areolaC17: 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 areolaareola [ ə-rē′ə-lə ] n. pl. a•re•o•lasA 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 areolaa•re′o•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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