Acute or chronic bacterial infection of the middle ear with purulent (pus) material is known as ________
A) acoustic neuroma
B) suppurative otitis media
C) serous otitis media
D) otosclerosis
B
Explanation: A) An acoustic neuroma is a tumor, not an infection with pus.
B) Correct! Suppur/o- means "pus formation."
C) Serous otitis media produces clear fluid, not pus.
D) Otosclerosis is not an infection.
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