Areolar
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to an areola or to areolæ; resembling an areola; consisting of or containing areolæ; full of interstices.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ.
adjective.
a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areolæ, between them.
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adjective.
Of, or relating to an
areola
or
areole
.
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adjective.
relating to or like or divided into areolae
Word Usage
"Just under the mucous membrane of the anus and rectum there is a layer of loose, fatty, connective tissue, called areolar tissue."
cross-reference
areolar tissue
Form
retroareolar
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