prominentia laryngea

la·ryn·ge·al prom·i·nence

[TA] the projection on the anterior portion of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx; serves as an external indication of the level of the fifth cervical vertebra. Synonym(s): prominentia laryngea [TA], Adam's apple, protuberantia laryngea, thyroid eminence

Adam’s apple

A popular term for the anterior prominence of the thyroid cartilage, which is located immediately below the superior thyroid notch and most prominent in men, and used as a landmark in emergency tracheostomy.

prominentia laryngea

The laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple.See also: prominentia