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intrasellar

intrasellar adjective: within the sella turcica.

Adjective

intrasellar (not comparable)

  1. Within the sella turcica.
    • The rapid increase in the intrasellar contents and intrasellar pressure usually presents as sudden onset of headache.2015 September 26, “Incidence of Pituitary Apoplexy and Its Risk Factors in Chinese People: A Database Study of Patients with Pituitary Adenoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of intrasellar

From intra- + sellar.

Questions about intrasellar

What does intrasellar mean?
Intrasellar means within the sella turcica.
What part of speech is intrasellar?
Intrasellar is an adjective.

Words near intrasellar in the dictionary

  1. intrasecular
  2. intrasedimentary
  3. intrasegment
  4. intrasegmental
  5. intrasegmentally
  6. intrasellar
  7. intraseminal
  8. intrasensor
  9. intrasentence
  10. intrasentential
  11. intrasententially

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