Areola
Areola ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin areola, dim. of area: compare French aréole. See Area.]
1.
An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.
2.
(Anatomy & Medicine) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.