Definitions from Wiktionary (areola)
▸ noun: (anatomy) The circular, darkly pigmented area surrounding a nipple; the areola mammae.
▸ noun: (by extension, 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.
▸ noun: (anatomy) Any of the small spaces throughout areolar connective tissue.
▸ noun: (botany) Any of the small spaces between fibres of the tissues of certain lichens.
▸ noun: (botany) Small patches, bearing the spines and glochids characteristic of the stems of cacti.
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▸ noun: (anatomy) The circular, darkly pigmented area surrounding a nipple; the areola mammae.
▸ noun: (by extension, 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.
▸ noun: (anatomy) Any of the small spaces throughout areolar connective tissue.
▸ noun: (botany) Any of the small spaces between fibres of the tissues of certain lichens.
▸ noun: (botany) Small patches, bearing the spines and glochids characteristic of the stems of cacti.
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ring of color,
areole,
nipple,
mammillation,
breast,
lobulogenesis,
thelium,
peridesmium,
milk duct,
mammoplasty,
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