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noun
- 1. a projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, often prominent in men.
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Protrusion in the human neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx
The Adam's apple is the protrusion in the neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, typically visible in men, less frequently in women. The prominence of the Adam's apple increases in some men as a secondary male sex characteristic during puberty. Wikipedia