Hypertext Webster Gateway: "areola"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Areola \A*re"o*la\, n.; pl. {Areol[ae]}. [L. areola, dim. of
area: cf. F. ar['e]ole. See {Area}.]
1. 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.
2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or
around a vesicle or pustule.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
areola
n 1: small space in a tissue or part such as the area between
veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or
an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn: {ring
of color}]
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