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sella turcica

noun sella tur·ci·ca \-ˈtər-ki-kə, -si-\
plural sellae tur·ci·cae \-ki-ˌkī, -si-ˌsē\

Medical Definition of SELLA TURCICA

:  a depression in the middle line of the upper surface of the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland is lodged

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