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areolar

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /əˈɹiːə.lə(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -iːələ(ɹ)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to areolae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Characterised by areolae (intercellular spaces).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • 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).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to areoles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

relating to or like or divided into areolae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • areolar tissue

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: areolate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: areolar — relating to areolae
  • French: aréolaire — relating to areolae
  • Portuguese: areolar — relating to areolae
  • Spanish: areolar — relating to areolae