Last name origins & meanings: 1  German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning âto flowâ.2  German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin âadviceâ, âcounselâ. German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning âto flowâ. 2  German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin âadviceâ, âcounselâ.
Otitis means inflammation of the ear and causes ear problems in puppies. Otitis refers to a condition which may develop suddenly (acute), or be ongoing (chronic).
An ear infection means you have some type of bacteria or virus multiplying in you ear. There are two types of ear infections, otitis media and otitis externa, aka swimmerâs ear. Otitis is a general term used for ear infection or inflammation. Of the two types of ear infections, otitis media is the most common cause for a childâs ear to hurt. This type of infection growth is behind your eardrum. Whereas, otitis externa is an infection of the thin skin layer in your ear canal.