Thorax

Origin-Greek

chest

the upper part of the trunk

or cage of bone and cartilage

containing the peripheral organs of

respiration and circulation

& covering part of abdominal organs

p 1846 MD 

Ruga (singular)

(ROO-gah)

Rugae (plural)

(ROO-gee)

Latin origin

a ridge or fold

which present large folds

in the mucus membrane of that organ

when term ends in -a

to make plural change -a to -ae

p1656 MD

Gyrus (singular)

(JY-rus)

Gyri (plural)

(JY-rye)

Latin/ greek orgin

one of winding convolutions of the

cerebral hemisphere of the brain

singular noun ends -us

to change to plural 

change -us to -i

Greek

pertaining to

p12 ML

leiomyoma

(LIE-oh-my-OH-mah)

leiomyomata

(LIE-oh-my-OH-mah-tah

Greek origin

a benign smooth muscle tumor

ocurring most commonly in

uterus, stomach, esophagus, small intestine

when singular -oma  

change -oma to -omata

to make plural

suffix

enlargement

process of using an 

instrument to examine

p13 ML

Greek

painful, difficult,abnormal

p15 ML

Greek

liver

p876 MD

Greek

upon or above

p658 MD