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sella turcica Translationssella turcica
sella turcica[‚sel·ə ′tər·kə·kə] (anatomy) A depression in the upper surface of the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland rests in vertebrates. sella turcica
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.sel·la tur·'ci·ca [TA] a saddlelike bony prominence on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone, constituting the middle part of the butterfly-shaped middle cranial fossa; it includes the tuberculum sellae anteriorly and the dorsum sellae posteriorly; with its covering of dura mater it constitutes the hypophysial fossa that accommodates the hypophysis or pituitary gland. Synonym(s): pars sellaris, Turkish saddlesel·la tur·ci·ca (sel'ă tŭr'si-kă) [TA] A saddlelike bony prominence on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone, constituting the middle part of the butterfly-shaped middle cranial fossa; it includes the tuberculum sellae anteriorly and the dorsum sellae posteriorly; with its covering of dura mater it constitutes the hypophysial fossa that accommodates the hypophysis or pituitary gland. sel·la tur·ci·ca (sel'ă tŭr'si-kă) [TA] Saddlelike bony prominence on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone, constituting the middle part of the butterfly-shaped middle cranial fossa. |