sella turcica

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: sel-l-a -tur-ci-ca
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Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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 turcicæ, so that there was no opportunity for the union of the corresponding halves of the head. There was, however, nothing to prevent the left half of the head of one embryo from uniting with the right half of the head of the other, to form a joint face. All double faces in janus formations are composed partly of one, partly of the other fœtus."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

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Inflected Forms

sellae turcicae (plural) sellæ turcicæ (plural)

Derived Forms

intrasellar subsellar suprasellar

Phrases

diaphragma sellae turcicae fossa sellae turcicae operculum sellae turcicae pars perpendicularis sellae turcicae processus sellae turcicae sinus circularis sellae turcicae

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