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Revision as of 23:55, 11 December 2012 by 66.168.82.36 (talk) (→Human mammary areola)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)- This article is about the breast tissue. For the entomology term, see the glossary of Lepidopteran terms. For an artistic cloud motif, see aureola. For the cactus feature, see Areole.
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 Close-up of a human female breast showing the areola. | |
 Breast schematic diagram(adult female human cross section) Legend: 1. Chest wall 2. Pectoralis muscles 3. Lobules 4. Nipple 5. Areola 6. Duct 7. Fatty tissue 8. Skin | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | areola mammae |
| TA98 | A16.0.02.012 |
| TA2 | 7106 |
| FMA | 67796 |
| Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata] | |
In anatomy, an areola (/əˈriːələ/) is any small circular area on the body coloured differently from the surrounding tissue. The term is most commonly used to describe the pigmented area on the human breast around the nipple (areola mammae) but it can also be used to describe other small circular areas such as the inflamed region surrounding a pimple.
The plural of "areola", is "areolæ"/"areolae", which is pronounced /əˈriːəliː/ or /əˈriːəlaɪ/. "Areola" is the diminutive of Latin area, "open place".
Boobes
See also
References
- OED 2nd edition, 1989.
- Entry "areola" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
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