AREOLA


Meaning of AREOLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈrē-ə-lə; ˌer-ē-ˈō-, ˌa-rē- ]

noun

( plural are·o·lae -ˌlē ; or -las )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small open space, diminutive of area

Date: 1664

: a small area between things or about something ; especially : a colored ring (as about the nipple, a vesicle, or a pustule)

• are·o·lar -lər adjective

• are·o·late -lət adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.