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empty sella syndrome

empty sella syndrome noun: the condition where the pituitary gland shrinks or becomes flattened, filling the sella turcica with cerebrospinal fluid instead of the normal pituitary, and possibly manifesting in headaches and vision loss among other symptoms.

Noun

empty sella syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The condition where the pituitary gland shrinks or becomes flattened, filling the sella turcica with cerebrospinal fluid instead of the normal pituitary, and possibly manifesting in headaches and vision loss among other symptoms.

Questions about empty sella syndrome

What does empty sella syndrome mean?
Empty sella syndrome means the condition where the pituitary gland shrinks or becomes flattened, filling the sella turcica with cerebrospinal fluid instead of the normal pituitary, and possibly manifesting in headaches and vision loss among other symptoms.
What part of speech is empty sella syndrome?
Empty sella syndrome is a noun.

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