areola
Americannoun
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areolae,
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areolas
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a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
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a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue.
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Etymology
Origin of areola
1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to āre ( a ) area + -ola -ole 1 ( def. )
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A Facebook spokesperson said the site allowed images of post-mastectomy areola tattoos on a page or profile but not within advertising.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021
She numbs the area and applies the tattooed areola in one session.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2016
If the nipple and areola have been removed, the woman can decide whether she wants to get a tattoo to mimic the look, or she may seek something artistic to create a new appearance.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2016
In most cases, surgeons remove the nipple and areola as a safeguard as well.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
At the same time what is known as the areola forms around the pock, and constitutional symptoms show themselves.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Few studies have been done on why the areolae, in particular, might be reactive to the cold.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2011
P. exp. obtuse, glabrous, tawny, cuticle cracked into areolae, hence the surface is crowded with minute dark wart-like papillae; g. adnate, broad, dark rust; s. filiform, almost naked, blackish.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. convex, white, reticulately sulcate then cracked into wart-like areolae, polygonal, apex truncate and fuscous; g. with decur. tooth; s. solid, equal, white with bay scales, ring apical subobsolete. luxurians, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
But these areolae may perhaps rather be considered as merely the points of production of the tubes.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Henry Smith Williams
Greenhow reports a case in which the mammae were absent, although there were depressed rudimentary nipples and areolae.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
She said her mother going through a lumpectomy - the partial removal of a breast - because of cancer inspired her to “create areolas through tattooing and help women feel whole again.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
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