WORD ORIGIN
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 Related forms a·re·o·lar , adjective a·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/ adjective ar·e·o·la·tion [air-ee-uh -ley -shuh n] /ˌɛər i əˈleɪ ʃən/ noun mul·ti·a·re·o·late , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for areolar 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
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Derived Forms areolar or areolate (əˈrɪəlɪt , -ˌleɪt ), adjective areolation (əˌrɪəˈleɪʃən ), noun Word Origin for areola C17: from Latin: diminutive of area
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Word Origin and History for areolar n. "colored circle around a nipple," 1706, from Latin areola , literally "small area," diminutive of area (see area ). Introduced in this sense 1605 by Swiss anatomist and botanist Caspar Bauhin (1560-1624).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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.
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Related forms a•re′ o•lar null adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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