| n. | 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. |
| Noun | 1. | areola - small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing |
| 2. | areola - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite Synonyms: ring of color |
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