{reolar tissue} (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areol[ae], between them. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
areolar — AREOLÁR, Ă, areolari, e, adj. (mat.) Care aparţine ariei2, privitor la arie2.[pr.: re o ] – Din fr. aréolaire. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 areolár adj. m. (sil. re o ), pl. areolári; … Dicționar Român
areolar — adj. Anat. De la areola. * * * areolar. adj. Anat. Perteneciente o relativo a las areolas … Enciclopedia Universal
areolar — adj. 2 g. Que tem aréolas; areolado … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
areolar — adj. Anat. Perteneciente o relativo a las areolas … Diccionario de la lengua española
areolar — Relating to an areola. * * * are·o·lar lər adj 1) of, relating to, or like an areola 2) of, relating to, or consisting of areolar tissue … Medical dictionary
areolar — areola ► NOUN (pl. areolae) Anatomy ▪ a small circular area, in particular the pigmented skin surrounding a nipple. DERIVATIVES areolar adjective areolate adjective. ORIGIN Latin small open space … English terms dictionary
areolar — adjective relating to or like or divided into areolae areolar tissue • Syn: ↑areolate • Pertains to noun: ↑areola (for: ↑areolate), ↑areola • De … Useful english dictionary
Areolar connective tissue — Areolar tissue (a type of loose connective tissue ) exhibits loosely organized fibers, abundant blood vessels, and a lot of seemingly empty space. Its fiber run in random directions and are mostly collagenous, but elastic and reticular fibers are … Wikipedia
Areolar glands — Montgomery tubercles Latin glandulae areolares Areolar glands or Glands of Montgomery are sebaceous glands in the areola … Wikipedia
areolar tissue — n fibrous connective tissue having the fibers loosely arranged in a net or meshwork * * * loose connective tissue consisting of a meshwork of collagen, elastic tissue, and reticular fibres interspersed with numerous connective tissue cells. It… … Medical dictionary
