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Meaning of areola

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

areola

Pronunciation:/əˈɹi.ə.lə/

noun

Definitions

  1. The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae.

  2. 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.

  3. Any of the small spaces throughout areolar connective tissue.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/areola

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