Medical Definition of Pars sellaris

1. A transverse depression crossing the midline on the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone and containing the pituitary gland. It is named "turkish saddle" from its resemblance to the saddle used by turks. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pars Sellaris

pars precommunicalis arteriae cerebri anterior
pars prelaminaris nervi optici
pars presulcalis
pars profunda glandulae parotideae
pars profunda musculi sphincteri ani externi
pars pterygopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris
pars pylorica gastris
pars pylorica ventriculi
pars quadrata hepatis
pars radiata lobuli corticalis renis
pars recta musculi cricothyroidei
pars retrolentiformis capsulae internae
pars sacralis medullae spinalis
pars sellaris (current term)
pars sphenoidalis arteriae cerebralis mediae
pars spinalis nervi accessorii
pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae
pars squamosa ossis temporalis
pars sternalis diaphragmatis
pars sternocostalis musculi pectoralis majoris
pars subcutanea musculi sphincteri ani externi
pars sublentiformis capsulae internae
pars superficialis glandulae parotideae
pars superficialis musculi sphincteri ani externi
pars superior duodeni
pars superior faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis
pars superior ganglii vestibularis

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