areola

Noun
Synonyms: ring of color

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. small space in a tissue or body 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 biteSynonyms: ring of color
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule. [1913 Webster]

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