POMUM ADAMI
\pˈɒməm adˈɑːmi], \pˈɒməm adˈɑːmi], \p_ˈɒ_m_ə_m a_d_ˈɑː_m_i]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck- of males particularly. It is so called from a notion that it was caused by the apple sticking in the throat of our first parent.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
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