Phrase guide

sella turcica

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sella, sella equina, sella sphenoidalis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: السَرْجُ التُرْكِيّ (as-sarju t-turkiyy) — saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone
  • Hungarian: töröknyereg — saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone
  • Swedish: turksadel — saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone