ca·rot·id tu·ber·cle

[TA]

the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger.

Synonym(s): tuberculum caroticum [TA], Chassaignac tubercle

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Chassaignac,

Edouard P.M., French surgeon, 1804-1879.

Chassaignac space - potential space between the pectoralis major and the mammary gland.

Chassaignac tubercle - the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym(s): carotid tubercle

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