Areola

Areola refers to the pigmented circular area surrounding a nipple or a similar circular zone in botanical contexts. In medical and anatomical usage, it denotes this pigmented ring around the nipple; in botany or emblematic descriptions, it can refer to any circular, colored ring. The term is primarily used in anatomy, dermatology, and biology discussions, and is pronounced with attention to syllable stress. It is a multi-use anatomical term often encountered in medical texts and patient education.