areolar

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əɹiːə.lə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ)

Adjective

areolar (comparative more areolar, superlative most areolar)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to areolae.
   • 2016, Onelio Garcia Jr., “Management of Asymmetry After Breast Reduction”, in Dennis C. Hammond, editor, Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Vol. 43, No. 2: Complications in Breast Reduction, Elsevier, page 377:

     Although this may be caused by erroneous preoperative markings, areolar diameter differences are usually caused by skin tension differences between the breasts after wound closure.

2. (anatomy) Characterised by areolae (intercellular spaces).

   areolar tissue

   • 2012, James W. Fleshman Jr., Open Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch, James W. Fleshman, Elisa H Birnbaum, Steven R Hunt, Matthew G Mutch, Ira J Kodner, Bashar Safar, Atlas of Surgical Techniques for Colon, Rectum and Anus, Elsevier (Elsevier Saunders), page 130,

     At the level of the sacral promontory, an areolar tissue plane begins behind the superior hemorrhoidal artery (Figure 9-3A and B).

3. (botany) Of or relating to areoles.

Derived terms

• areolar tissue
• circumareolar
• infraareolar
• periareolar
• retroareolar
• subareolar

 

Translations

relating to areolae

• Portuguese: areolar
• Spanish: areolar

Anagrams

• Arreola

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾe.oˈlaʁ/ [a.ɾe.oˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾe.oˈlaʁ/ [a.ɾe.oˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ɾe.oˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ɾe.oˈlaʁ/ [a.ɾe.oˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾe.oˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾjuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾjuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾjuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

areolar m or f (plural areolares)

1. (anatomy) areolar (relating to areolae)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aréolaire.

Adjective

areolar m or n (feminine singular areolară, masculine plural areolari, feminine and neuter plural areolare)

1. areolar

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	areolar		areolară		areolari	areolare
	definite	areolarul		areolara		areolarii	areolarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	areolar		areolare		areolari	areolare
	definite	areolarului		areolarei		areolarilor	areolarelor

Spanish

Adjective

areolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural areolares)

1. (anatomy) areolar (relating to areolae)

Related terms

• areola

 

Further reading

• “areolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28