larynx

Term: larynx or Adam's apple

Origin:   Anc Greek λάρυγξ/larynx(=larynx) >

Λάλη/lali(voice) + άγαγον/agαγον(=carry)

Definition:

Larynx is an organ of respiratory tract,  in the neck of human and other animals located between the pharynx and the trachea. Larynx serves three major body functions: talking, swallowing and breathing.

Comments:

Galen (131-201 AD) used to study living pigs and cut their nerve bundles one at the time and eventually he cut a laryngeal nerve (Galen's Nerve) and the pig stopped squealing.