| areola | <anatomy> The circular field of dark coloured skin surrounding the nipple. (14 May 1997) |
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| areola mammae | A circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple or papilla mammae; its surface is dotted with little projections due to the presence of areolar glands beneath. Synonym: areola mammae, areola papillaris, areola. (05 Mar 2000) |
| areola of nipple | A circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple or papilla mammae; its surface is dotted with little projections due to the presence of areolar glands beneath. Synonym: areola mammae, areola papillaris, areola. (05 Mar 2000) |
| areola papillaris | A circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple or papilla mammae; its surface is dotted with little projections due to the presence of areolar glands beneath. Synonym: areola mammae, areola papillaris, areola. (05 Mar 2000) |
| areola umbilicus | A pigmented ring around the umbilicus in the pregnant woman. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaussier's areola | A ring of indurated tissue surrounding the lesion of cutaneous anthrax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antidepressive agents, second-generation | A structurally and mechanistically diverse group of drugs that are not tricyclics or monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The most clinically important appear to act selectively on serotonergic systems, especially by inhibiting serotonin reuptake. (12 Dec 1998) |
| burns, second degree | Second degree burns look similar to the first degree burns in that it is red and sensation is intact; however, the damage is severe enough to cause blistering of the skin and the pain is usually somewhat more intense. (12 Dec 1998) |
| centimeter-gram-second system | The scientific system of expressing the fundamental physical units of length, mass, and time, and those units derived from them, in centimeters, grams, and seconds; currently being replaced by the International System of Units based on the meter, kilogram, and second. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centimeter-gram-second unit | <unit> An absolute unit of the centimeter-gram-second system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mendel's second law | Different hereditary factors assort independently when the gametes are formed; traits at linked loci are an exception. Synonym: Mendel's second law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meter-kilogram-second system | An absolute system based on the meter, kilogram, and second; the basis of the International System of Units. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meter-kilogram-second unit | An absolute unit of the meter-kilogram-second system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cycles per second | The number of successive compressions and rarefactions per second of a sound wave. The preferred designation for this unit of frequency is hertz. Acronym: cps (05 Mar 2000) |
| pregnancy trimester, second | Period of pregnancy from the beginning of the 15th through the 28th completed week (99 to 196 days) of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |