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Descriptor English: Sella Turcica
Descriptor Spanish: Silla Turca
Descriptor silla turca
Scope note: Prominencia ósea situada en la superficie superior del cuerpo del hueso esfenoides. Alberga a la HIPÓFISIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sela Túrcica
Descriptor French: Selle turcique
Entry term(s): Sella Turcicas
Turcica, Sella
Turcicas, Sella
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.781.802.662
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012658
Scope note: A bony prominence situated on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone. It houses the PITUITARY GLAND.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Empty Sella Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 13040
Unique ID: D012658
NLM Classification: WE 705
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Sella Turcica - Preferred
Concept UI M0019625
Scope note A bony prominence situated on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone. It houses the PITUITARY GLAND.
Preferred term Sella Turcica
Entry term(s) Sella Turcicas
Turcica, Sella
Turcicas, Sella



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