areolation
11areola — /əˈrɪələ / (say uh rearluh) noun (plural areolae /əˈrɪəli/ (say uh rearlee)) 1. a small ring of colour, as around a pustule or the human nipple. 2. a small interstice, as between the fibres of connective tissue. {Latin, diminutive of ārea area}… …
12areola — n. (pl. lae ) circular coloured border, especially round pupil of eye, pustule or nipple; small circumscribed space; interstice. ♦ areolar, ♦ areolate, a. ♦ areolation, n …
13areola — [ə rē′ə lə] n. pl. areolae [ə rē′əlē΄] or areolas [ModL < L, dim. of area: see AREA] 1. a small space, as between the veins of a leaf or the ribs of an insect s wing 2. Anat. a small area around something, as the dark ring around a nipple 3.… …
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