crani/o, mening/o

crani/o means skull, and mening/o means the membranes around the brain and spinal cord (Greek).

"CRAY-nee-oh / meh-NIN-goh." Coach: "Crani is the skull; mening is the protective wrapping beneath it."

Examples: cranial, craniotomy, craniectomy, cranioplasty, intracranial.

Also: craniofacial, meningitis, meningioma, meningeal, meningoencephalitis, meningomyelocele.