PCP Exam #1 – Primary Care Paramedic Study Guide (foundations review and
exam preparation material)
Word Root - correct answer ✔✔Foundation of a medical term and contains its primary
meaning. Most word roots are derived from Latin or Greek.
Dermatitis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation of the skin
Cetane - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the skin (anatomical structure)
Dermat - correct answer ✔✔Skin (disease, condition, treatment, diagnosis of skin)
Nephroma - correct answer ✔✔Tumor of the kidney
Nephr - correct answer ✔✔pertaining to the kidney (disease)
Ren - correct answer ✔✔pertaining to the kidney (anatomical structure)
Stomatitis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation of the mouth
Or - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the mouth (anatomical structure)
Erythro - correct answer ✔✔Red
Gastro - correct answer ✔✔Stomach
,Hepato - correct answer ✔✔Liver
Immuno - correct answer ✔✔Immune, immunity, safe
Nephro - correct answer ✔✔Kidney
Osteo - correct answer ✔✔Bone
Suffix - correct answer ✔✔A word element placed at the end of a word that changes the
meaning of the word
-itis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of
-megaly - correct answer ✔✔enlargement
-oma - correct answer ✔✔tumor
Gastritis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation of the stomach
Gastromegaly - correct answer ✔✔Enlargement of the stomach
Gastroma - correct answer ✔✔Tumor of the stomach
Hepatomegaly - correct answer ✔✔Enlargement of the liver
Hepatoma - correct answer ✔✔Tumor of the liver
, an- - correct answer ✔✔Without/not
Hyper- - correct answer ✔✔Excessive, above normal
Intra- - correct answer ✔✔In, within
Para- - correct answer ✔✔Near, beside, beyond
Poly- - correct answer ✔✔Many, much
Pre- - correct answer ✔✔Before
Anesthesia - correct answer ✔✔Condition of not feeling
Hyperthermia - correct answer ✔✔Condition of excessive heat
Intramuscular - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to within the muscle
Paranasal - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the area under the nose
Polyuria - correct answer ✔✔Condition of much urine
Prenatal - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the period of time before birth
Arthrodesis - correct answer ✔✔Fixation of a joint
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Word Root - correct answer ✔✔Foundation of a medical term and contains its primary
meaning. Most word roots are derived from Latin or Greek.
Dermatitis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation of the skin
Cetane - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the skin (anatomical structure)
Dermat - correct answer ✔✔Skin (disease, condition, treatment, diagnosis of skin)
Nephroma - correct answer ✔✔Tumor of the kidney
Nephr - correct answer ✔✔pertaining to the kidney (disease)
Ren - correct answer ✔✔pertaining to the kidney (anatomical structure)
Stomatitis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation of the mouth
Or - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the mouth (anatomical structure)
Erythro - correct answer ✔✔Red
Gastro - correct answer ✔✔Stomach
,Hepato - correct answer ✔✔Liver
Immuno - correct answer ✔✔Immune, immunity, safe
Nephro - correct answer ✔✔Kidney
Osteo - correct answer ✔✔Bone
Suffix - correct answer ✔✔A word element placed at the end of a word that changes the
meaning of the word
-itis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of
-megaly - correct answer ✔✔enlargement
-oma - correct answer ✔✔tumor
Gastritis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation of the stomach
Gastromegaly - correct answer ✔✔Enlargement of the stomach
Gastroma - correct answer ✔✔Tumor of the stomach
Hepatomegaly - correct answer ✔✔Enlargement of the liver
Hepatoma - correct answer ✔✔Tumor of the liver
, an- - correct answer ✔✔Without/not
Hyper- - correct answer ✔✔Excessive, above normal
Intra- - correct answer ✔✔In, within
Para- - correct answer ✔✔Near, beside, beyond
Poly- - correct answer ✔✔Many, much
Pre- - correct answer ✔✔Before
Anesthesia - correct answer ✔✔Condition of not feeling
Hyperthermia - correct answer ✔✔Condition of excessive heat
Intramuscular - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to within the muscle
Paranasal - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the area under the nose
Polyuria - correct answer ✔✔Condition of much urine
Prenatal - correct answer ✔✔Pertaining to the period of time before birth
Arthrodesis - correct answer ✔✔Fixation of a joint
