Areolar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Areolar \A*re"o*lar\, a.
     Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or
     areol[ae].
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {reolar tissue} (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue


        in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous
        spaces, or areol[ae], between them.
        [1913 Webster] Areolate

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  areolar
       adj : relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar
             tissue" [syn: {areolate}]