A benign tumor of the vestibulocochlear nerve is a/an ________
A) acoustic neuroma
B) cholesteatoma
C) hemotympanum
D) otosclerosis
A
Explanation: A) Correct! Neur/o- means "nerve" and -oma means "mass; tumor."
B) A cholesteatoma is a mass of cholesterol and is not related to a nerve (neur/o-).
C) Hemotympanum is blood behind the eardrum, not a tumor.
D) Otosclerosis is hardening, not a tumor.
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