A 3-year-old boy complains of pain in his right ear. The proper term to document is:
A) myalgia.
B) neuralgia.
C) otalgia.
D) ophthalmalgia.

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Otalgia is the medical term for ear pain, specifically pain in the ear canal or behind the ear drum. Myalgia refers to muscle pain, neuralgia refers to pain in a nerve, and ophthalmalgia refers to eye pain. None of these terms would be appropriate for a complaint of ear pain.

A 3-Year-Old Boy Complains of Pain in His Right Ear