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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.

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