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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy the pituitary fossa (which see, under fossa): more fully called sella turcica, sella equina, and sella sphenoidalis.

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  • Riders could finally spot the finish line at the end of a challenging ride of 165.5 kilometres that got underway at Tesero town and featured two legendary Giro d'Italia climbs such as Sella and Pordoi - both coming in the first half of the parcours though, and consequently unable to make any significant difference. click the image above for bigger profile.

    unknown title 2009

  • Riders could finally spot the finish line at the end of a challenging ride of 165.5 kilometres that got underway at Tesero town and featured two legendary Giro d'Italia climbs such as Sella and Pordoi - both coming in the first half of the parcours though, and consequently unable to make any significant difference. click the image above for bigger profile.

    unknown title 2009

  • Beck as the exhibit demonstrates was also a keen collector of outdoor photography, including work by his American contemporary William Henry Jackson and, most impressively, by Vittorio Sella, a younger Italian climber-photographer whose large-format work has rarely been equaled by anyone in the medium.

    He Cut a Fresh Path in Mountain Photography Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • Residents also have access to the 27-hole La Sella golf course, which was designed in 1991 by Spanish golfer Jos é Mar í a Olaz á bal, who has twice won the Masters in Augusta, Ga.

    Costa Blanca Villa 2011

  • Nothing against Uychich, who drums like a madman -- usually shirtless, the uniqueness of The Front Bottoms comes mostly from Sella, who admits he's not the best singer ever nor the best songwriter.

    Jon Chattman: A-Sides With Jon Chattman: They Might Be Front Bottoms and Black Taxi Rides Jon Chattman 2012

  • I remained on the wheel of Pozzovivo, and in the sprint I played it well with the help of Sella.

    Libardo Nino Corredor, 43, takes lead at Langkawi after grueling Genting Highlands stage 2011

  • Beck as the exhibit demonstrates was also a keen collector of outdoor photography, including work by his American contemporary William Henry Jackson and, most impressively, by Vittorio Sella, a younger Italian climber-photographer whose large-format work has rarely been equaled by anyone in the medium.

    He Cut a Fresh Path in Mountain Photography Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • Beck as the exhibit demonstrates was also a keen collector of outdoor photography, including work by his American contemporary William Henry Jackson and, most impressively, by Vittorio Sella, a younger Italian climber-photographer whose large-format work has rarely been equaled by anyone in the medium.

    He Cut a Fresh Path in Mountain Photography Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • Emanuele Sella Androni crossed the line second with Sagan rounding out the podium with third.

    Peter Sagan rebounds from crash to finish third 2011

  • But it belongs to the Dolomiti Superski, the world's largest interconnected ski area, which means on the same lift pass you can access 12 skiing areas and up to 745 miles of runs – including the Sella Ronda, a 16-mile tour around the dramatic Sella Massif peak.

    Family ski: never say never in South Tyrol Martin Love 2010

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