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Areola
Pigmented area on the breast around the nipple / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the other anatomic sense, see Loose connective tissue. For other uses, see Areola (disambiguation).
The human areola (areola mammae, /əˈriːələ/[1][2] or /ˌæriˈoʊlə/[2][3]) is the pigmented area on the breast around the nipple. Areola, more generally, is a small circular area on the body with a different histology from the surrounding tissue, or other small circular areas such as an inflamed region of skin.
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![]() Breast schematic diagram (adult female human cross section) Legend: 1. Thoracic wall 2. Pectoralis muscles 3. Lobules 4. Nipple 5. Areola 6. Duct 7. Fatty tissue 8. Skin | |
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Latin | areola mammae |
MeSH | D009558 |
TA98 | A16.0.02.012 |
TA2 | 7106 |
FMA | 67796 |
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The mature human female nipple has several small openings arranged radially around the tip of the lactiferous ducts from which milk is released during lactation. Other small openings in the areola are sebaceous glands, also known as areolar glands.[4]