Otosclerosis is hardening in the ear of the:

A) malleus and incus
B) stapes and oval window
C) tympanum
D) cochlea


B
Explanation: The combining form ot/o means "ear"; the root scler, "hard"; and the suffix -osis, "condition of."

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