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SELLA

Specialty Definition: SELLA

DomainDefinition

Health

A deep depression in the shape of a Turkish saddle in the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone in the deepest part of which is lodged the hypophysis cerebri. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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"SELLA" is a common misspelling or typo for: self, sell, seller, sellers, shellac, sill, Stella, stellar.


Crosswords: SELLA

Specialty definitions using "SELLA": dorsum sellaesellae. (references)
Non-English Usage: "SELLA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (saddle, saddles), Latin (chair, seat).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Usage: SELLA

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Figlio di...! Monta in sella (1972)

Voz y silencio del Sella (1968)

Fiesta en el Sella (1968)

Sella d'argento (1978)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: SELLA

DomainTitle

References

  • The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Empty Sella Syndrome (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Computerized tomography of the orbit and sella turcica (reference)

  • Radiology of the Sella Turcica (reference)

  • Summit : Vittorio Sella : Mountaineer and Photographer : The Years 1879-1909 (reference)

  • En Piragua Por El Sella (Leer En Espanol, Level 2) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: SELLA

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Rooster II, Sella, and Enright finishing, I.L.Y.A. [Inter-Lake Yachting Association] regatta, Put-in-Bay, O[hio]. Credit: Library of Congress.

Yacht Sella. Credit: Library of Congress.

Yachts West Wind and Sella. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SELLA

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The pituitary gland sits in the middle of the head in a bony box called the sella turcica. (references)

The NINDS supports and conducts studies aimed at understanding neurological conditions such as empty sella syndrome. (references)

Empty sella syndrome is a rare congenital disorder that occurs when an empty space in the brain fills with cerebrospinal fluid as a result of a deformity in the brain. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: SELLA

"SELLA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.45% of the time. "SELLA" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)95.45%2176,261
Noun (singular)4.55%1339,140
                    Total100.00%22N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: SELLA

The following table summarizes the usage of "SELLA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
SellaLast name17042,145
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: SELLA

Expressions using "SELLA": Empty Sella Syndrome sella turcica. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SELLA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

banca sella

43

empty sella syndrome

37

sella

22

sella turcica

18

empty sella

9

la sella

6

del descenso sella

5

italia sella

5

capanna quintino sella

5

in sella

4

quintino rifugio sella

4

ronda sella

4

sella stercoraria

2

brain sella

2

sella tursica

2

empty sella turcica

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SELLA

Language Translations for "SELLA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sella turcica (sella turcica), tyrkersadlen (sella turcica), tryksella (pressure sella), tom sella turcica (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), ballonformet sella (ball-shaped sella). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

sella turcica (sella turcica), ledige sella turcica (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), empty sella (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tyhjän sellan oireyhtymä (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), turkinsatulan röntgenkuvaus (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references)

   

French

  

selle-ballon (ball-shaped sella), selle turcique vide (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), selle turcique de compression (pressure sella), selle turcique (sella turcica), radiographie de la selle turcique (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references)

   

German

  

Sella turcica (sella turcica), Tuerkensattel (sella turcica), Radiographie der Sella turcica (x-ray of the sella turcica), Drucksella (pressure sella), Ballonsella (ball-shaped sella). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κενό τουρκικό εφίππιο (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), συμπιεσμένο τουρκικό εφίππιο (pressure sella), ακτινογραφία τουρκικού εφιππίου (x-ray of the sella turcica), τουρκικόν εφίππιον στρογγύλης μορφής (ball-shaped sella), τουρκικό εφίππιο (sella turcica). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sindrome della sella turcica vuota (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), sella turcica (sella turcica), sella a pallone (ball-shaped sella), radiografia della sella turcica (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ellasay

   

Portuguese

  

sela turea (sella turcica), sela turca em balão (ball-shaped sella), sela turca (sella turcica), cadeira turca de compressão (pressure sella). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

silla turca de compresión (pressure sella), síndrome de la silla turca vacía (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), radiografía de la silla turca (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: SELLA

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 4, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai elaben eautw lamec duo gunaikaV onoma th mia ada kai onoma th deutera sella
Latin405VulgateQui accepit uxores duas nomen uni Ada et nomen alteri Sella
Old English990West SaxonWitodlice Lamech nam twa wif; oðer wæs genemned Ada, oþer Sella.
Middle English1395WyclifThe which toke two wyues, the name of the toon Ada, and name of the tother Sella.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd Lamech toke hym two wyves: the one was called Ada and the other Zilla.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: SELLA

LanguageGenesis Chapter 4, Verse 19
CebuanoUg mikuha si Lamech alang kaniya duruha ka asawa; ang ngalan sa usa mao si Ada, ug ang ngalan sa usa si Zilla.
Chinese拉 麥 娶 了 兩 個 妻 、 一 個 名 叫 亞 大 、 一 個 名 叫 洗 拉 。
CroatianLamek uzme dvije žene. Jedna se zvala Ada, a druga Sila.
DanishLemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla.
DutchEn Lamech nam zich twee vrouwen; de naam van de eerste was Ada, en de naam van de andere Zilla.
FinnishLemek otti itselleen kaksi vaimoa, toisen nimi oli Aada ja toisen nimi Silla.
FrenchLémec prit deux femmes: le nom de l`une était Ada, et le nom de l`autre Tsilla.
GermanLamech aber nahm zwei Weiber; eine hieß Ada, die andere Zilla.
HungarianLámekh pedig vett magának két feleséget: az egyiknek neve Háda, a másiknak neve Czilla.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLamekh mempunyai dua orang istri, Ada dan Zila.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka oleh Lamekh diambil dua orang akan bininya, nama seorang Ada dan seorang Zila namanya.
ItalianLamech si prese due mogli: una chiamata Ada e l'altra chiamata Zilla.
Korean라 멕 이 두 아 내 를 취 하 였 으 니 하 나 의 이 름 은 아 다 ", 하 나 의 이 름 은 " 라 며
Maori¶ Na ka tangohia e Rameka etahi wahine tokorua mana: ko Araha te ingoa o tetahi, ko Tira to tetahi.
NorwegianOg Lamek tok sig to hustruer; den ene hette Ada, og den andre hette Silla.
PortugueseLameque tomou para si duas mulheres: o nome duma era Ada, e o nome da outra Zila.   
RumanianLameh wi -a luat douq neveste: numele uneia era Ada, wi numele celeilalte era Yila.
SwedishMen Lemek tog sig två hustrur; den ena hette Ada, den andra Silla.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: SELLA

Derivations

Words beginning with "SELLA": sellable. (additional references)

Words containing "SELLA": tessellate, tessellated, tessellates, tessellating, tessellation, tessellations, unsellable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: SELLA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-l-l-s"

-1 letter: ales, alls, ells, lase, leal, leas, sale, sall, seal, sell.

-2 letters: ale, all, als, ell, els, las, lea, sae, sal, sea, sel.

-3 letters: ae, al, as, el, es, la.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-l-l-s"
 

+1 letter: allees, alleys, allies, dalles, fellas, labels, ladles, lapels, legals, sallet, stella.

 

+2 letters: ainsell, alleges, alleles, allseed, alludes, allures, aludels, ballers, ballets, ballies, befalls, begalls, callers, callets, callose, cellars, dallies, failles, fallers, falsely, fellahs, gallets, galleys, gallies, hallels, halloes, ladlers, laurels, lawless, lethals, locales, loessal, losable, mallees, mallets, malleus, mesally, paellas, pallets, rallies, rallyes, recalls, refalls, salable, sallets, sallied, sallier, sallies, scalpel, scleral, seagull, seawall, shellac, smaller, spalled, spaller, stalely, stalled, stellar, stellas, sullage, tailles, tallest, tallies, ullages, valleys, wallets, wallies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Bible Trace
13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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