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circumareolar

circumareolar adjective: surrounding an areola.

Adjective

circumareolar (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding an areola
    • Plumber tip is used for adjusting circumareolar purse string sutures. (A) This 38-year-old man presented with Grade III gynecomastia.2015 June 11, Ersin Aksam, Berrak Aksam, Mustafa Erol Demirseren, “A Practical Way for Nipple-Areola Complex Reshaping in Circumareolar Reduction of Gynecomastia”, in Aesthetic Surgery Journal...

Origin of circumareolar

From circum- + areolar.

Questions about circumareolar

What does circumareolar mean?
Circumareolar means surrounding an areola.
What part of speech is circumareolar?
Circumareolar is an adjective.

Words near circumareolar in the dictionary

  1. circumanthracene
  2. circumaortic
  3. circumapical
  4. circumarctic
  5. circumarene
  6. circumareolar
  7. circumarticular
  8. circumaural
  9. circumaviate
  10. circumaviation
  11. circumaviations

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