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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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