Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun areola

2 senses of areola

Sense 1
areola -- (small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing)
       => interstice -- (a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network")

Sense 2
areola, ring of color -- (small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite)
       => area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")