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areola
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AREOLA
A *re "o *la, n.; pl. Areolæ. Etym: [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. )
Defn: The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.
AREOLAR
AREOLAR A *re "o *lar, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ. reolar tissue (Anat. ), a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areolæ, between them.
AREOLATE; AREOLATED
A *re "o *late, A *re "o *la *ted, a. Etym: [L. areola: cf. F. aréole.]
Defn: Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
AREOLATION
AREOLATION A `re *o *la "tion, n.
1. Division into areolæ. Dana.
2. Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.
New American Oxford Dictionary
areola
a re o la |əˈrēələ əˈriələ | ▶noun ( pl. areolae |-ˌlē | ) Anatomy a small circular area, in particular the ring of pigmented skin surrounding a nipple. • Biology any of the small spaces between the veins on a leaf or the nervures on an insect's wing. • Medicine a reddened patch around a spot or papule. DERIVATIVES a re o lar adjective, a re o late |-lit, -ˌlāt |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘small space or interstice ’): from Latin, literally ‘small open space, ’ diminutive of area (see area ).
Oxford Dictionary
areola
areola |əˈriːələ | ▶noun ( pl. areolae |-liː | ) Anatomy a small circular area, in particular the ring of pigmented skin surrounding a nipple. • Biology any of the small spaces between lines or cracks on a leaf or an insect's wing. • Medicine a reddened patch around a spot or papule. DERIVATIVES areolar adjective, areolate adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘small space or interstice ’): from Latin, literally ‘small open space ’, diminutive of area (see area ).
Spanish Dictionary
areola
areola o aréola nombre femenino 1 Círculo rojizo en los bordes de ciertas heridas o pústulas .2 Círculo moreno que rodea el pezón o protuberancia de la mama .3 Intersticio entre las fibras, láminas o vasos capilares de algunos tejidos orgánicos .
areolar
areolar adjetivo De la areola o relacionado con ella :tejido areolar .
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