areola
See also: aréola
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin āreola (“small vacant space, garden”), diminutive of ārea. Doublet of areole.
Noun[edit]
areola (plural areolas or areolae or areolæ)
- (anatomy) The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae.
- (anatomy) Any small circular area that is different from its immediate environment such as the colored ring around the pupil of the eye (iris) or an inflamed region surrounding a pimple.
- (anatomy) The small spaces throughout areolar connective tissue.
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with aureola.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
circle around the nipple
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin āreola. Compare the inherited doublet aiuola.
Noun[edit]
areola f (plural areole)
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive form of ārea.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
āreola f (genitive āreolae); first declension
- a small open place; courtyard
- a small garden bed or cultivated place
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | āreola | āreolae |
genitive | āreolae | āreolārum |
dative | āreolae | āreolīs |
accusative | āreolam | āreolās |
ablative | āreolā | āreolīs |
vocative | āreola | āreolae |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- areola in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- areola in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- areola in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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