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Meanings of Adam's apple in English

Russian
ларингеальный выступ
Portuguese
maçã de adão
Spanish
prominencia laríngea
Catalan
nou del coll
Wikidata

Feature of the human neck.

Related terms
ларингеальный выступ
Portuguese
maçã de adão
Catalan
cartílag tiroide

The largest cartilage of the larynx.

maçã de adão
Synonyms
Examples for "thyroid cartilage"
Examples for "thyroid cartilage"
1
M, Patient's mouth; T, thyroid cartilage; R, right side; L, left.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy / A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy a...
2
No edema fluid extended above soft palate and below thyroid cartilage.
Pubmed
3
Fractures, especially thyroid cartilage fractures, were successfully diagnosed by CT.
Pubmed
4
A 29-year-old man fractured his thyroid cartilage while playing rugby.
Pubmed
5
Retropharyngeal edema spread craniocaudally between soft palate and upper half of thyroid cartilage in all patients.
Pubmed

Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand.

Usage of Adam's apple in English
1
I have a really prominent Adam's apple, you can probably see it.
Wired
2
He paused at the threshold, with his hand on his Adam's apple.
Coniston — Volume 04
3
The Adam's apple bulged out prominently, as big as a pigeon's egg.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm / His Plight and other Plights
4
Matthew's heart was beating somewhere in the vicinity of his Adam's apple.
Speaks the Nightbird
5
He swallowed them quickly, his Adam's apple sliding up and down.
Boston noir
6
Under his Adam's apple there was a green tie-thebough to the fruit.
The Mettle of the Pasture
7
I liked the way his Adam's apple chased up and down his throat.
Terry / A Tale of the Hill People
8
Marsh felt the lump of his Adam's apple against his skin.
Fevre Dream
9
Redman's palm pressed on his assailant's Adam's apple, making him gargle.
Complete Books of Blood
10
I've got such a glad spot here in me Adam's apple.
The Second Chance
11
His Adam's apple moved up and down like an agitated thermometer.
The Sheriff's Son
12
The man was running a wicked-looking razor perilously about his restless Adam's apple.
Bunker Bean
13
He gave a sharp little twist of his hand upon my Adam's apple.
Jim Davis
14
He was a wizened little chap, with scrawny neck and protruding Adam's apple.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth
15
I am growing a beard so that people can't see my Adam's apple.
Her Weight in Gold
16
But Archer was thin, with an angular nose, and a large Adam's apple.
Monster Hunter Vendetta