sella turcica (redirected from Hypophyseal fossa)

sella /sel·la/ (sel´ah) pl. sel´lae   [L.]

1. a saddle-shaped depression.sel´lar

2. s. turcica.

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sella tur´cica  a depression on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone, lodging the pituitary gland.

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sella tur·ci·ca (tûrs-k)

n.

A saddlelike prominence on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone of the skull, situated in the middle cranial fossa and dividing it into two halves.

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sella turcica

[sel′ə tur′sikə]

Etymology: L, sella, seat, turcica, Turkish

a transverse depression crossing the midline on the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone and containing the pituitary gland.

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sella turcica (S) (sel´ tur´sik),

n the pituitary fossa. The center is used as a cephalometric landmark.

sella turica, floor of,

n the most inferior point on the internal contour of the sella turcica.

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sella

pl. sellae [L.] a saddle-shaped depression.

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empty sella

see empty-sella syndrome.

sella turcica

a depression on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone, lodging the pituitary gland.