A familiar anatomic feature in the front of t he neck that
is due to the forward protrusion of the thyroid cartilage, the largest and most
prominent cartilage of the larynx.
The thyroid cartilage tends to enlarge at adolescence, particularly in males.
Enlargement of the Adam's apple is considered, like pubic hair growth, one of the
secondary sexual characteristics.
Origin of the term: It is usually said that Adam's apple takes its name
from the biblical story about Adam, Eve. the serpent and the apple. A piece of the
forbidden fruit stuck in Adam's throat and created the anatomic Adam's apple. So
the story goes. However, it may be wrong.
Adam's apple in Latin is "pomum Adami." This may have been a mistranslation of
the Hebrew "tappuach ha adam" which also means male bump. Between Latin and English
there's many a slip.
Alternate term: The medical term (which is rarely used) for the Adam's
apple is "prominentia laryngea" (prominence of the larynx).
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