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Define Adam's apple.


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Adam's apple:

  1. The protruding enlarged part of the throat in boys is called Adam’s apple.
  2. During puberty, the voice box or larynx gets enlarged and visible from the outside of the throat.
  3. This makes the voice of boys hoarse.

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