sella /sel·la/ (sel´ah) pl. sel´lae [L.]
sella turcica
sella [sel´ah] (L.)
1. a saddle-shaped depression.sel´lar
2. s. turcica.
sella tur´cica a depression on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone, lodging the pituitary gland.
sella tur·ci·ca (tûr s -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. |
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.
sella [sel´ah] (L.)
a saddle-shaped depression. adj., adj sel´lar.
empty sella see empty-sella syndrome.
sella tur´cica a depression on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone, lodging the pituitary gland.
Sella turcica in the superior aspect of the sphenoid bone. From Dorland's, 2000.
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.
sella
pl. sellae [L.] a saddle-shaped depression.
empty sella
see empty-sella syndrome.
sella turcica
a depression on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone, lodging the pituitary gland.
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