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