areolar

IPA: ɑreɪˈoʊɫɝ

adjective

  • (anatomy) Of or relating to areolae.
  • (anatomy) Characterised by areolae (intercellular spaces).
  • (botany) Of or relating to areoles.
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Examples of "areolar" in Sentences

  • The areolar tissue forms a protective covering for the tissues of delicate and important organs.
  • In the skin and fasciæ, the yellow elastic is found mixed with white fibrous and areolar tissues.
  • · Radial incision for superficial abscesses, peri-areolar for abscesses near the nipple (Figure 21).
  • In almost every part of the body the ordinary areolar tissue contains a variable quantity of adipose or fatty tissue.
  • Just under the mucous membrane of the anus and rectum there is a layer of loose, fatty, connective tissue, called areolar tissue.
  • Throughout this feltwork structure which gradually passes into areolar tissue are numerous muscular fibers, as about the hair-follicles and the oil glands.
  • The areolar mounds disappeared 9 months after discontinuing the use of a hair styling gel containing Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil and Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil.
  • There are no bones resting on each other, no synovia; but where the scapula has its largest range of movement there is a remarkable amount of areolar tissue, which renders movement easy.
  • Just how long chronic inflammation confines itself to the mucous membrane before invading the areolar or lace-like connective tissue and the muscular tissue of the organ, I am unable to state.
  • A variety of connective tissues exist, including blood, bone and cartilage, adipose (fat), and the fibrous and areolar (loose) connective tissues that gives support to most organs (see Figure 3 and Figure 4).

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