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Areolar

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a·re·o·la  (-r-l) also ar·e·ole (âr-l)
n. pl. a·re·o·lae (-l) or a·re·o·las also ar·e·oles (-lz)
1. areole
a. Biology A small space or interstice in a tissue or part, such as the area bounded by small veins in a leaf or the wing of an insect.
b. A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.
2. Anatomy A small ring of color around a center portion, as about the nipple of the breast or the part of the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye.
[Latin reola, small open space, diminutive of rea, open place; see area.]
a·reo·lar, a·reo·late (-lt) adj.
a·reo·lation n.
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Adj.1.areolar - relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue"
areolate
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A piece of loose areolar tissue was harvested through a postauricular incision and used to seal the oval window.
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It includes not only tendons and ligaments, but also areolar tissue which connects other tissues and organs, adipose tissue which provides insulation, support and a reserve food supply, and cartilage which is found in many places in the body but most notably in articular structures such as vertebral disks.
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