craniectomy

crani – root – skull

ectomy – suffix – the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue

craniectomy – the surgical removal of the skull

TIP 1: The cranium is the part of the skull that encloses the brain. It is not the brain. TIP 2: Apendectomy - Hysterectomy

bronchoscope

broncho – root – airway, the windpipe

scope – suffix – instrument for viewing

bronchoscope – a lighted, flexible tubular instrument that is inserted into the windpipe for diagnosis and removing inhaled objects

anemia

an – prefix – without

emia – suffix – blood

anemia – a condition in which the

blood is without as many

red blood cells as it needs.