empty sella syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition where the pituitary gland shrinks or becomes flattened, filling the sella turcica with cerebrospinal fluid instead of the normal pituitary, and possibly manifesting in headaches and vision loss among other symptoms.

Word forms

empty sella syndrome
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