suprasellar

suprasellar
Above or over the sella turcica.

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su·pra·sel·lar -'sel-ər adj situated or rising above the sella turcica used chiefly of tumors of the hypophysis

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su·pra·sel·lar (soo″prə-selґər) superior to the sella turcica.

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