carotid tubercle

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

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