sella turcica

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin sella +‎ turcica, literally "Turkish chair".

Noun[edit]

sella turcica (plural sellae turcicae)

  1. (anatomy) A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.
    Synonyms: sella equina, sella sphenoidalis

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