areola

名词 areola:

1. small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2. small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
   同义词：ring of color

a.re.o.la

n.（名词）
【复数】 a.re.o.lae[-lô.] 或 a.re.o.las 也作 ar.e.oles [-ôlz.]
areole
areole
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.
【生物学】 小区，细隙，叶脉网隙：组织或部分的小空间或空隙，如叶子中的细脉或昆虫的翼周围的区域
A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.
果隙，细隙：仙人球上的小的，特殊的，衬垫状区域，从该处可长出毛丝、倒钩、刺、分支或花
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.
【解剖学】 乳晕，瞳仁：围绕中心部分的一小圈颜色，如乳房的乳头或环绕瞳孔的虹膜部分

来源：
Latin 3reola [small open space] [diminutive of] 3rea [open place] * see area
拉丁语 3reola [小的开敞空间] [] 3rea的小后缀 [开敞区] *参见 area

【引伸】
are.olar 或
are.olate
are.ola.tion
n.（名词）