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AREOLAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or like or divided into areolae
Example:
areolar tissue
Synonyms:
areolar; areolate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
areola (small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing)
Derivation:
areola (small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite)
