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Definition of: areola
(ə·rē′ə·lə) noun plural ·lae (-lē) or ·las
1. Bot. A small space or interstice in a network of veins or vessels, as on leaves.
2. Anat. The colored circle about a nipple or about a vesicle; a depressed spot. Also ar·e·ole (âr′ē·ōl). [<L, dim, of area open space]
—a·re′o·lar adjective
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