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Areola: 1. The small darkened area around the nipple of the breast. 2. The colored part of the iris around the pupil of the eye. 3. Any small space in a tissue.
also ar·e·ole ( âr ' Ä“-Ål ' ) n. , pl. , -lae ( -lÄ“ ' ), or -las , also -oles ( -Ålz ' ). areole Biology . A small space or interstice in a tissue or part ...
noun, plural -lae , -las. Biology . 1. a ring of color, as around the human nipple. 2. a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue. Origin: 1655 ...
Definition of AREOLA: a small area between things or about something; especially: a colored ring (as about the nipple, a vesicle, or a pustule) — are·o·lar \-lər ...
Pictures or photos of normal nipples. The bumps on areola are Montgomery glands. Links to resources about flat or inverted nipples.
This article is about the breast tissue. For the entomology. term, see the glossary of Lepidopteran terms. For an artistic cloud motif, see aureola