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

sel·la (s

)

n. pl. sel·lae (s

)

A saddle-shaped anatomical structure; saddle.

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

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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sella (redirected from sellae)

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