areola
Pigmented breast circle
The areola is the circular area of darker skin surrounding the nipple of the breast.
In anatomy, areola also refers to any small circular area, such as the colored ring around a pustule or the space between veins on a leaf.
The plural is areolae or areolas.
Mammary projection
pigmentation · circle · diameter · Montgomery · glands · sebaceous · epidermis · dermatology
Lactation-based infant nourishment
- nippleMammary projection
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
prolactin · oxytocin · Montgomery · glands · latch · nursing · engorgement · mastitis
Curved closed shape
- ringClosed curve shape
- diskFlat circular object
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- boundaryLine marking a limit
perimeter · circumference · diameter · radius · surrounding · border · margin · edge
Natural coloring compound
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
estrogen · progesterone · hyperpigmentation · lightening · tone · hue · contrast · birthmark
nipple
Mammary projection
tissue · pigmentation · circle · diameter · Montgomery · glands · sebaceous · epidermis · dermatology · areolar
breastfeeding
Lactation-based infant nourishment
colostrum · prolactin · oxytocin · Montgomery · glands · latch · nursing · engorgement · mastitis · letdown
circle
Curved closed shape
boundary · perimeter · circumference · diameter · radius · surrounding · border · margin · edge · annulus
melanin
Natural coloring compound
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
hormones · estrogen · progesterone · hyperpigmentation · lightening · tone · hue · contrast · birthmark · vitiligo
- breastsbreast, nipple, nipples, mammary gland, bust
- female anatomyvagina, vulva, uterus, ovary, ovaries
- thoraxthorax, chest, ribcage, chest cavity, chest wall
- microbe partscytoplasm, nucleus, cell membrane, flagellum, flagella
- breast surgerybreast augmentation, breast reconstruction, breast reduction, breast lift, mastectomy
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm