The "Adam's apple" is another name for the thyroid cartilage, a piece of hard tissue that covers part of the windpipe.
The scientific name is Prominentia Laryngae. It basically means prominence in the larynx or laryngeal prominence. The larynx is bigger in males because testosterone causes growth of cartilage.
Syncope is the medical term meaning fainting.
Anacusis is the medical term meaning complete deafness.
Lamina is the medical term meaning layers.
Sensation is the medical term meaning feeling.
Flexion is the medical term meaning bending
Atrophy is the medical term meaning shrinking.
Alimentation is the medical term meaning food.
Eructation is the medical term meaning burping.eructation
Asphyxia is the medical term meaning suffocation.Asphyxiationasphyxiation
Acornuate is the medical term meaning hornless.
Stasis is the medical term meaning stopping.
Metastasize is the medical term meaning "to spread."