ˌseləˈtərkikə, -rsə̇kə noun
( plural sel·lae turci·cae ˌseˌlīˈtərkiˌkī, ˌse(ˌ)lēˈtərsəˌsē)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, Turkish saddle; from its shape
: a depression in the middle line of the upper surface of the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary body is lodged