Jabłko Adama vel grdyka – konteksty leksykograficzne, kulturowe, medyczne

Abstract

Assuming the perspective of a multi-aspect overview, in this paper a linguistic-culturalterminological analysis of thyroid cartilage (Latin cartilago thyroidea) has been made, with special consideration given to its fragment known as laryngeal prominence, throat, apple of man or, most commonly, Adam’s apple. In the linguistic-anthropological part of the study, lexicographic and cultural contexts are considered, in which the word combination from the title is fixed. In turn, the medical description of Adam’s apple includes anatomical and physiological aspects, as well as relevant terminology.