The Adam’s apple is the bump you see on the front of the neck near the throat, known medically as a “laryngeal prominence.” The colloquial term “Adam’s apple” likely comes from the ...

The “Adam’s apple” refers to when the front of the thyroid cartilage around your larynx (voice box) protrudes outward. It’s more common in males and typically develops during puberty.

As it gets bigger the two plates of thyroid cartilage are pushed out and meet at the front of the throat, forming the Adam’s Apple. The term Adam’s Apple is derived from the biblical story of ...