Medical Definition of Tuberculum caroticum

1. The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuberculum Caroticum

tuberculous nephritis
tuberculous pericarditis
tuberculous peritonitis
tuberculous rheumatism
tuberculous spondylitis
tuberculous wart
tuberculum
tuberculum adductorium
tuberculum anterius atlantis
tuberculum anterius thalami
tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium
tuberculum arthriticum
tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis
tuberculum auriculae
tuberculum calcanei
tuberculum caroticum (current term)
tuberculum cinereum
tuberculum conoideum
tuberculum corniculatum
tuberculum coronae
tuberculum costae
tuberculum cuneatum
tuberculum cuneiforme
tuberculum dentis
tuberculum dorsale
tuberculum epiglotticum
tuberculum gracile
tuberculum hypoglossi
tuberculum iliacum
tuberculum impar

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