Chassaignac, Edouard P.M.

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