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areola

[uh-ree-uh-luh] / əˈri ə lə /
NOUN
ring over head
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A Facebook spokesperson said the site allowed images of post-mastectomy areola tattoos on a page or profile but not within advertising.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2021

She numbs the area and applies the tattooed areola in one session.

From Washington Times Oct. 23, 2016

Receiving the areola tattoos after breast reconstruction surgery made Provenza feel complete again.

From Washington Times Oct. 23, 2016

If the nipple and areola have been removed, the woman can decide whether she wants to get a tattoo to mimic the look, or she may seek something artistic to create a new appearance.

From Washington Times Oct. 22, 2016

The bites of insects have a yellowish central point with red areola.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Few studies have been done on why the areolae, in particular, might be reactive to the cold.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2011

But these areolae may perhaps rather be considered as merely the points of production of the tubes.

From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Henry Smith Williams

P. 6-12 cm. exp. depr. even, purple, dull red, etc., cracking into areolae from edge towards disc; g. adnexed, crowded; s. 6-8 cm. solid, white with tinge of purple; sp. 7-10. vesca, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee

The genus differs from Echinocactus in the suppression of the spine-bearing areolae, and the naked ovary.

From North American Species of Cactus by John Merle Coulter

P. convex, white, reticulately sulcate then cracked into wart-like areolae, polygonal, apex truncate and fuscous; g. with decur. tooth; s. solid, equal, white with bay scales, ring apical subobsolete. luxurians, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee

She said her mother going through a lumpectomy - the partial removal of a breast - because of cancer inspired her to “create areolas through tattooing and help women feel whole again.”

From Washington Times Feb. 29, 2016



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