sel·la tur·ci·ca \ˌseləˈtərkikə, -rsə̇kə\noun (pluralsel·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