sella turcica

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sella turcica

(anatomy) A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.

Derived terms

Translations

saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone

Hungarian: töröknyereg

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