A Latin plural form of 'area,' sometimes used in scientific and anatomical contexts to refer to multiple specific zones or regions.
From Latin 'area' (a threshing floor, an open space, or a region), plural 'areae.' This plural is occasionally preserved in technical terminology, especially in anatomy and medicine, where 'areae' refers to multiple defined anatomical regions.
Scientists keep using the Latin plural 'areae' because it sounds more precise and official than 'areas'—it's a linguistic power move that makes your research sound more authoritative.
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