Definition of Areola

1. Noun. Small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.

Generic synonyms: Interstice

2. Noun. Small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite.
Exact synonyms: Ring Of Color
Generic synonyms: Area, Region
Group relationships: Boob, Bosom, Breast, Knocker, Tit, Titty
Derivative terms: Areolar

Definition of Areola

1. n. 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.

Definition of Areola

1. a small space in a network of leaf veins [n -LAE or -LAS] : AREOLAR, AREOLATE [adj]

Medical Definition of Areola

1. The circular field of dark coloured skin surrounding the nipple. (14 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Areola

arena theater
Arendt
arene
arenes
arenga
Arenga
Arenga pinnata
arenicolite
arenicolous
arenite
arenites
arenose
arenous
areocentric
areola (current term)
areola (current term)
areolae
areolar
areolar
areolar choroiditis
areolar choroidopathy
areolar glands
areolar gland abscess
areolar tissue
areolar tissue
areolas
areolate
areolated
areolated
areolation

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