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sella turcica

sella turcica noun: a saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.

Noun

sella turcica (plural sellae turcicae or sellæ turcicæ)

  1. A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.
    • In the so-called “janus formation” we encounter a grave disturbance of development. Here are two distinct bodies joined together by an enormous head with two faces. In these cases, without doubt, there was a union of the two axes (chordæ dorsales) at their anterior extremity, at the so-called sellæ...1884, William Henry Mercur, transl., edited by James Tyson, The Elements of Pathology, Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Co., № 1012 Walnut Street, translation of Die Elemente der Pathologie by Georg...
    Synonyms:
    sella, sella equina, sella sphenoidalis

sella turcica meaning in Tamil and Arabic

sella turcica in Tamil

துடுக்குச் சேணம்

sella turcica in Arabic

saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone
السَرْجُ التُرْكِيّ as-sarju t-turkiyy

Synonyms of sella turcica

  • sella
  • sella equina
  • sella sphenoidalis

Forms of sella turcica

pluralsellae turcicae
pluralsellæ turcicæ

Origin of sella turcica

Latin: sella + turcica = literally “Turkish chair”.

Words formed from sella turcica

Questions about sella turcica

What does sella turcica mean?
Sella turcica means a saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.
What is sella turcica in Tamil?
Sella turcica in Tamil is துடுக்குச் சேணம். See Sella turcica meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sella turcica?
Sella turcica is a noun.
What is the plural of sella turcica?
The plural of sella turcica is sellae turcicae.

Words near sella turcica in the dictionary

  1. sell-through
  2. sell-throughs
  3. sell-up
  4. sell-ups
  5. sella
  6. sella turcica
  7. sellability
  8. sellable
  9. sellables
  10. sellably
  11. Sellack

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