| 释义 |
‖ sella Anat.|ˈsɛlə|
[L. sella seat, saddle.]
A saddle-shaped portion of the sphenoid, more fully sella equina, sella sphenoidalis or sella turcica.
1693tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Sella Equina, seu Turcica, it is compounded of four Processes of the Bone Sphenoeides, or Wedge-like Bone... Sella Sphenoeides, the same with Sella Equina. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVII. 278/1 Internally the cerebral cavity [of a dolphin] is very remarkable... The sella is but slightly marked. 1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Orr's Circ. Sci., Org. Nat. I. 232 The sella turcica is shallow. 1881Mivart Cat 70 The upper surface of the posterior sphenoid exhibits, on each side of the sella, a faintly-marked groove. |
