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Throat ledge

Throat ledge (prominentia laryngea – PNA (The anatomic nomenclature Parisian), BNA (The anatomic nomenclature Basel), JNA (The anatomic nomenclature Yenskaya); synonyms: an Adam's apple, Adam's apple) – the upper part of a thyroid cartilage acting forward and forming the eminence located on the front surface of a neck; it is developed stronger at men.

 
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