"empty sella syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} empty sella syndrome (uncountable)
  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. Tags: uncountable
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