areola – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
areola
n.
halo; dark band of skin which surrounds a nipple; plant cell; very small area
Areola
In
anatomy, the
areola ( or ) is a small circular area on the
body with a different histology from the surrounding
tissue. The term is most commonly used to denote the
pigmented area on the human
breast around the
nipple (
areola mammae) but it can also describe other small circular areas such as an inflamed region of skin.
areola
Noun
1. small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
(hypernym) interstice
2. small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
(synonym) ring of color
(hypernym) area, region
(part-holonym) breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty
areola
nf.
areola, dark band of skin which surrounds a nipple; very small area; plant cell
areola
nf.
areole, areola
