English Dictionary

areola

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈɹi.ə.lə/

名詞

広義

(anatomy) The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae.

日本語の意味

乳輪：乳首の周りにある、色のついた輪状の部位。

The dermatologist explained that the color and texture of the areola can change with age and hormonal shifts.

皮膚科医は、乳輪の色や質感は年齢やホルモンの変化によって変わることがあると説明した。

意味（1）

(anatomy) The colored circle around a nipple, more exactly known as areola mammae.

Working with the Personal Genome Project, she has collected measurements and images of the areolas of 150 people so far. One initial finding is that the diameter of the areola seems unrelated to the number of areola glands — the small bumps in the skin surrounding the nipple.

意味（2）

(by extension, anatomy) Any small circular area that is different from its immediate environment, such as the colored ring around the pupil of the eye (iris) or an inflamed region surrounding a pimple.

意味（3）

(anatomy) Any of the small spaces throughout areolar connective tissue.

The tubes or elongated spaces of which we have spoken, are not distended with any fluid, but are merely moistened in the same way as the areolas of ordinary areolar tissue.

areolas （ plural ）

areolae （ plural ）

areolæ （ plural ）