The antibiotic drugs gentamicin and kanamycin are known to exert toxic effects on the ear. This is known as ________
A) nephrotoxicity
B) liver toxicity
C) ototoxicity
D) brain toxicity
Answer: C
A) Nephrotoxicity is toxicity of the kidney.
B) Gentamicin and kanamycin are not known to cause liver toxicity.
C) Ot/o- means ear.
D) Gentamicin and kanamycin are not known to cause brain toxicity.
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